IL Constitution Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
Illinois has had how many capital cities?	3
The capitals of Illinois are:	Kaskaskia, Vandalia, Springfield
Number of state Senators	59
Number of state representatives	118
One of Illinois' US Senators	Dick Durbin
One of Illinois' US Senators	Mark Kirk
How many Illinois representatives go to Congress	19
Term of a state senator	4 years
Term of a state representative	2 years
To be a state senator, you must be ______ years old	21
To be a state senator, you must be a resident of district for at least ________ years before the election	2
Impeachment is	charge an official with wrong doing
The trial for impeachment occurs in the __________	Senate
For a bill to become a law, it must have passed the ________ ________	General Assembly
For a bill to become a law, it have passed the General Assembly and have ben signed by the __________	Governor
To override a Governor's veto, it takes a vote of	3/5s
For a bill to pass the General Assembly, it must have received at least a ___________ vote	majority
Once a bill has been given to the Governor, he/she has ____ calendar days to decide about it.	60
If he fails to act on the bill within 60 days, what happens to the bill?	becomes a law
Lobby	organized group that tries to influence lawmakers
List 3 qualifications to be governor	25 years old, 3 years resident of state, citizen
Chief job of the executive branch	enforce and carry out the laws
definition of pardon	forgiveness of a crime
The Governor of Illinois	Bruce Rauner
Who has the power in the state to grant pardons, reprieves, and commutations?	Governor
how long is term for governor	4 years
The office that has more direct contact with the people of Illinois than any other executive office	Secretary of State
This person may become Governor if the present Governor cannot fulfill his/her duties	Lt. Governor
Protects Illinois consumers against fraud and rip offs	Attorney General
Issues driver licenses, vehicle plates, and maintains records	Secretary of State
the term of any executive office is ________ years	4
the lowest type of state court	Circuit
the middle type of state court	Appellate
the highest type of state court	Supreme
Are state court judges elected or appointed	Both
How many judges are there on the Illinois Supreme Court	7
Three qualification to be a state court judge	citizen, licensed attorney of the state, resident of their district
Can a judge hold any other job or position while serving the state?	No
To vote in Illinois you must be at least _________ years old	18
To vote in Illinois you must be a resident of your voting district for at least ______ days preceding the election	30
To vote in Illinois you must be a	citizen
Explain the closed primary system	Can only vote for one political party's candidate in the primary
Explain the open primary system	Can vote for both political party's candidates
Illinois uses which type of primary system?	Closed
How many counties does Illinois have?	102
The number of Constitutions that Illinois has had	4
The year the present Constitution was approved?	1970
the number of the branches of government that Illinois has	3
state flower	violet
state bird	cardinal
state mineral	flourite
state insect	monarch butterfly
State slogan	Land of Lincoln
State song	Illinois
State animal	white-tailed deer
state fish	bluegill
The river that makes up the westerly border of Illinois is the:	Mississippi River
How many alderman or women are in the Chicago City Council?	50
State dance	square dance
state reptile	Eastern painted turtle
state prairie grass	Big Bluestem
state tree	white oak
This is NOT a duty of the General Assembly	Appoint the governor
How are Illinois judges usually selected?	By the people

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