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Illinois Constitution Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did the present Illinois Constitution go into effect?

a)

1817

b)

1971

c)

1898

2.

What are the 3 branches of the Illinois Government?

a)

Executive, Legislative, and Judicial

b)

Presidential, Judicial, and Legislative

c)

Executive and Legislative

3.

What year did Illinois become a state?

a)

1818

b)

1800

c)

1810

4.

What is the term of an Illinois Supreme Court Justice (judge)?

a)

4 years

b)

6 years

c)

10 years

5.

a person must be a U.S. citizen, 18 years old, and an Illinois resident for at least 30 days to be eligible to vote?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is Illinois' bicameral Legislature made up of?

a)

The Senate and the House of Representatives

b)

Local governments and Municipalities

c)

General Assembly and Local Governments

7.

Who has the final say on a proposed amendment to the Illinois Constitution?

a)

The Illinois Voters

b)

The Governor

c)

The General Assembly

8.

How many Justices (judges) are there on the Illinois Supreme Court?

a)

7

b)

9

c)

5

9.

What is it called when the House of Representatives charges a state officer with doing something wrong and he/she may be removed from office?

a)

Impeached

b)

Inducted

c)

Removed

10.

Local Government units can pass ordinances on licencing businesses, protecting health and safety of people, and taxes.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Who is the current Governor of Illinois?

a)

J.B. Pritzker

b)

Richard Daley

c)

Rahm Emanuel

12.

Who is the chief legal adviser in Illinois?

a)

Secretary of State

b)

Attorney General

c)

Treasurer

13.

What are the elections called in which the political parties select their candidates?

a)

Primary Elections

b)

General Elections

c)

Municipal Elections

14.

What is the current capitol of Illinois?

a)

Chicago

b)

Springfield

c)

Kaskaskia

15.

Who has the power to grant pardons (forgiveness for a crime) in Illinois?

a)

The Attorney General

b)

The Governor

c)

The Secretary of State

16.

The advantage of dividing power into three different branches is so that no one branch of government has too much power.

a)

True

b)

False