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IL Constitution
final exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Utilities | services needed by the public, such as water, gas, and electricity; build parks schools, and roads |
| Special Districts | unit of government that generally provides a single service; subways, parks, fires, or insect control |
| Public Policy | if people do not agree on the solution=issues arise; issue: point of conflict or a matter of debate; government response to public issues is known as public policy; EX: texting and driving |
| Federalism | Divides powers between the national and state government; states can set up local government, set up public schools, and oversee businesses; shared powers: both collect taxes, borrow money, set up courts, enforce laws, and punish lawbreakers |
| State Legislature | makes laws; bills introduced, discussed in committee, debated on, agree on final bill; difference: state citizens have a greater voice in the laws that are made |
| The process by which a citizen can propose laws | initiative |
| process by which a law is referred to the voters to approve or reject | referendum |
| process of removing elected officials from office | recall |
| Powers of Governor | Chief Executive; commander in chief of state militia, national guard, budget making role;legislative leader, judicial role; appoints certain state judges |
| power to reject particular parts of items of a bill | item veto |
| state official second in rank to the governor | lieutenant governor |
| has charge of official records and documents, and supervise elections | Secretary of State |
| states legal officer | attorney general |
| chief financial officer of the state | treasurer/comptroller |
| U.S. Senators | Mark Kirk and Dick Durbin |
| U.S representative | Will Enyart |
| IL became state | 1818 |
| # state | 21st |
| makes up general assembly | house and senate |
| Legislative Branch | General Assembly: 59 senators and 118 house; introduces and passes legislation involving policy and administration of state and local affairs, taxes, and spending |
| How a bill is passed | A bill may be introduced in either house or senate, each must be read on three different days in each chamber before it is passed; 1st: introduces bill, 2nd: allows for amendments, 3rd: debated and voted on |
| Governor's role in bill | may sign bill into law, veto it with recommendations for changes, veto it absolutely, or allow it to become law without his signature; if bill is vetoed, General Assembly may override veto by 3/5 majority |
| IL senator | David Luechtefeld 58th |
| IL representative | Jerry Costello 116th |
| Supreme Court Justices | Thomas L. Kilbride, Chief Justice Charles E. Freeman Robert R. Thomas Rita B. Garman Lloyd A. Karmeier Anne. M. Burke Mary Jane Theis |
| Original Jurisdiction | Revenue; Mandamus; Prohibition; or Habeas Corpus |
| Capitals | Kaskaskia, Vandalia, Springfield |
| State Tree | White Oak |
| Flower | violet |
| Bird | Northern Cardinal |
| Slogan | Land of Lincoln |
| Mineral | Fluorite |
| Insect | Monarch Butterfly |
| Animal | White-tailed deer |
| fish | bluegill |
| fossil | tully monster |
| dance | square dance |
| snack | popcorn |
| amphibian | eastern Tiger Salamander |
| Reptile | painted turtle |
| fruit | goldrush apple |
| Governor | Pat Quinn |
| Lt. Governor | sheila simon |
| Attorney General | Lisa Madigan |
| Secretary of State | Jesse White |
| Comptroller | Judy Baar Topinka |
| Treasurer | Dan Rutherford |
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