Illinois Constitution

A federal system of government

Divides power between a national and state governments

Collects taxes from its citizens each year

Gives unlimited power to the national government

Forbids separation of power

Article I of the Illinois Constitution provides that persons with physical or mental handicaps

Are excused from jury duty

Will not be discriminated against

Cannot own guns

All of the above

Article I of the Illinois Constitution guarantees due process and equal protection under the law to all Illinois citizens. This means

No one can be treated differently because of race or religion

All persons are entitled to basic civil rights

Police and courts must follow proper procedures

All of the above

The right of eminent domain allows

The governor to appoint state officials

The police to search a house without a warrant

The general assembly to make laws for local governments

The state of Illinois to buy private property for public use

To vote in Illinois, a person must be a US citizen

21 years old, a resident of Illinois for 6 months, and registered to vote

18 years old, a resident of Illinois for 2 years, and registered to vote

18 years old, resident of Illinois for at least 30 days, and registered to vote

18 years old, resident of Illinois for 1 year, and registered to vote

The legislative department of Illinois government is called

The governor's office

Congress

General Assembly

Illinois Supreme Court

The main duty of the members of the General Assemby is to

Make laws for the state of Illinois

Carry out the laws of Illinois

Run for reelection every two years

All of the above

To be in the Illinois General Assembly a person must be

A US citizen, 35 years old, and a resident of the district to be represented for at least 2 years

A US citizen, 25 years old, and a resident of the district to be represented for at least 2 years

A US citizen, 21 years old, and a resident of the district to be represented for at least 2 years

A US citizen, 18 years old, and a resident of the district to be represented for at least 2 years

The Illinois Constitution says the General Assembly must redistrict the legislative districts every 10 years. The Illinois constitution says these districts must be

Exactly equal in population

The same size

Copmact, contiguous, and about the same in population

Spread equally across the state of Illinois

Bills passed by the General Assembly must be presented to the governor. This must be done

Within 30 days after the bill has been passed

Within 48 hours after the bill has been passed

Within 6 months after the bill has been passed

Within 7 days after the bill has been passed

The chief executive office in Illinois is

The Attorney General

The Governor

The comptroller

The President

The main duty of the executive branch officials and agencies of Illinois is to

Carry out the laws passed by the general assembly

Make laws for the people in Illinois

Conduct trials

Spend public funds for the public good

The main duty of the lieutenant Governor of Illinois is to

Coordinate crime fighting activities among state and local governments

Appoint officials to Illinois agencies

Perform any duties stated in Illinois law or assigned by the governor

Keep all officials records of Illinois government

The chief legal officer in Illinois is

The secretary of state

The lieutenant governor

The attorney general

The governor

If the governor of Illinois dies or is unable to act as governor, the position is filled by

The lieutenant governor

The Illinois Senate

The US President

The secretary of state

The governor appoints the directors and the aminstrators of many Illinois agencies. After the governor nominates these people, they must be approved by

The lieutenant governor

The US president

The Secretary of State

The Illinois Senate

If the governor vetoes a bill passed by the Illinois General Assembly, the General Assembly can override the governor's veto. To do this, the vote in both senate and House of Reps must be

At least more than half of all members

Unanimous

Three-fifths of all members

Three-fourths of all members

One power that the Illinois governor has which the US president does not have is

Ability to recommend laws

Power to declare war

Power to appoint judges

Ability to veto individual items of appropriation bills

Illinois Supreme court justices

Are elected by the people and serve 4-year terms

Are appointed by the governor

Are appointed by the president

Are elected by the people and serve 10-year terms

How are federal court systems and the Illinois court system similar

Both have one supreme court

Both have courts which hear appeals from lower courts

Both have trial courts

All of the above

Both the US constitution and the Illinois Constitution can be amended or changed. A proper amendment to the Illinois constitution must be approved by

Both the Senate and the House of Reps

Three-fifths of all the voters during a general election

The governor

The Supreme Court

For the most part, the eligibility to vote is left up to

The US Supreme Court

Each county's Board of Elections

The federal government

Each state

Illinois Constitution

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