Illinois Constitution Practice Test

The first constitution for Illinois was written in 1818. The present constitution of Illinois went into effect on

• July 1, 1971

• July 1, 1860

• December 3, 1960

• December 3, 1901

The head of the executive branch of the government of Illinois is the

• Speaker

• Secretary of State

• Governor

• Attorney General

Another name for the Legislative Branch of Illinois government is the

• General Assembly

• Senate

• Parliament

• House of Representatives

The legislative branch or the General Assembly of Illinois has two houses. They are

• 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 member of the General Assembly is

• 25 years old

• 21 years old

• 20 years old

• 35 years old

The current Governor of Illinois is

• Evelyn Sanguinetti

• Bruce Rauner

• J.B. Pritzker

• Tammy Duckworth

The term of office of the Governor of Illinois is 

• 5 years
• 2 years
• 4 years
• 8 years

The minimum age for being Governor of Illinois is 

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

The term of office for an Illinois Supreme Court Judge

• 6 years

• 4 years

• 10 years

• life