Illinois Constitution

The head of the executive branch of the U.S. Government is the President; the head of the executive branch of the government of Illinois is the 

• Speaker
• Secretary of State
• Governor
• Attorney General

The judicial branch of the Illinois government can limit the power of the legislative and executive branches by 

• appointing members to the General Assembly
• declaring laws to be unconstitutional
• removing the Bill of Rights from the Constitution
• impeaching and removing the Governor from office

The county in which Prairie Knolls Middle School is located is

• McHenry
• DuPage
• Kane
• Cook

The legislative branch of the government of Illinois has two houses. These are the 

• House of Representatives and the Senate
• House of Representatives and the Supreme Court
• Senate and the General Council
• Governor and the Senate

The capitol of Illinois is 

• Kaskaskia
• Elgin
• Springfield
• Chicago

The minimum age for being a representative in the legislative branch of the Illinois government is 

• 25 years old
• 21 years old
• 20 years old
• 35 years old

The current Governor of Illinois is

• Evelyn Sanguinetti

• Bruce Rauner

• Patrick Quinn

• J.B. Pritzker

In the federal system of the United States, the nation is divided into 50 states. In Illinois, the state is divided into 102 

• Wards
• Regions
• Districts
• Counties

The Constitution of Illinois specifies the guaranteed rights of citizens of Illinois in its

• Amendments
• Bill of Rights
• Preamble
• Article III

In the executive branch of the Illinois government, the people who fill the offices of Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, and Treasurer acquire their positions by 

• being elected by the citizens of Illinois
• being appointed by the Governor
• hired by a special committee which interviews them
• being elected by the General Assembly