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