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Final Constitution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court and U.S. Courts (Branch of govt.) | Judicial |
| Major body in Legislative Branch | Congress |
| Number of U.S. Senators | 100 |
| Total number of representatives | 435 |
| Length of term of senators | 6 years |
| Chief Officer of the Senate | Vice President |
| Where all impeachments are tried (jury) | Senate |
| Presides over impeachment trial of President | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
| How they decide the number of electoral votes for each state | Number of Senators + Representatives |
| Order of succession to the President | 1) V.P. 2) Speaker of the House 3) President Pro Tempore 4) Secretary of State |
| Order in which a case moves through the Federal Courts | District Courts--Court of Appeals--Supreme Court |
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court | John G. Roberts |
| U.S. Representative from our district | Darin Lahood |
| IL State Representatvie | Keith Sommer |
| IL State Senator from our District | Sally J. Turner |
| Current governor of IL | J.B. Pritzker |
| Headed by President (branch of govt.) | Executive |
| Length of term for member of the House of Representatives | 2 years |
| A member of the U.S. House of Representatives must be at least (age): | 25 years old |
| A member of the Senate must be at least (age): | 30 years old |
| The U.S. President must be at least: | 35 years old |
| Main group of Presidential advisors | Cabinet |
| Date the Presifent takes office | January 20th |
| Number of days the President has to sign a bill | 10 days |
| Court of final authority | Supreme Court |
| Number of Supreme Court Justices | 9 |
| Length of term for a Federal Court Judge | Life |
| Appoints Supreme Court Justices | President with Senate approval |
| 1st 10 amendments | Bill of Rights |
| Total number of amendments | 27 |
| This amendment abolished slavery | 13th |
| This amendment gave women the right to vote | 19th |
| Only amendment to be repealed | 18th |
| Present capital of IL | Springfield |
| When IL became a state | 1818 |
| Name of Legislative branch in IL | General Assembly |
| Next in succession after the Governor | Lieutenant Governor |
| How long governor may consider a bill | 60 days |
| General trial courts in IL | Circuit Court |
| President of the United States | Joe Biden |
| Vice-President of the United States. | Kamala Harris |
| Speaker of the House | Nancy Pelosi |
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