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Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 12hrs 15mins
What are the requirements to become a State’s Attorney?
They just have to be a licensed attorney
a person must be a United States citizen and a licensed attorney-at-law of the state.
They just have to be a U.S citizen
They don't require anything
In which county is Carterville located?
Cook
Jackson
Williamson
I'm not sure
How many members are there of the Illinois Supreme Court?
7
10
8
4
How does the federal government rely on the states during elections?
They don't.
They help count all of the votes.
They help catch criminals who escape state lines.
The states let the government count the votes.
Term length of Executive branch officials
6 years
2 years
10 Years
4 years
When is legislative redistricting done?
Depends on the population.
Every 5 years.
Every 10 years
Every 20 years
How are state senators divided for elections?
3/5 go up for election each time their term is over
All of them go up for elections
2/3 go up for election once their term in over
Senators are elected for life.
Do Governor and Lieutenant Governor run as a team?
No
Yes
Sometimes
Very unlikely but can happen
What does a bill have to do to reach the Governor?
The governor comes up with their own bill and signs it into office.
House of Rep. do all of the work then give it to the governor.
The citizens just come up with the bill and give it to the governor.
Introduced in House of Representatives
Committee work and hearings
2nd Reading and Amendments
3rd Reading and debate
Vote – majority to pass
Repeat steps in Senate
To Conference Committee or governor
Illinois courts from highest to lowest
Circuit Court, Appellate Court, Supreme Court
Supreme Court, Appellate Court, and Circuit Court.
Supreme Court, Circuit court, Appellate Court.
Appellate Court, Circuit Court, Supreme.
State’s chief fiscal officer
Comptroller
Treasurer
State insect
Black Swallowtail
Cabbage White
Monarch Butterfly
Any Butterfly
General Assembly’s district residency requirement
2 years
30 days
3 years
1 year
Commander-in-chief of the state militia
Secretary of State
Ur mom
Lt. Governor
Governor
Term length of county officials
2 years
4 years
6 years
10 years
State fish
Catfish
Rainbow Trout
Bluegill
Illinois capital cities in order
Vandalia, Kaskaskia, and Springfield.
Kaskaskia, Vandalia, and Springfield.
Springfield, Kaskaskia, and Vandalia.
State flower
Magnolia
Rose
Violet
Daisy
Term length of Illinois Supreme Court judges
10 years
For life.
5 years
6 years.
2 major sources of state revenue
Donations from the people and money that the government gives our state.
Sales tax and donations
The taxes taken out of ppls paycheck.
Income and sales tax
State tree
Willow Tree
White Oak
Pine tree
Gumball tree
Number of constitutions in Illinois history
3
4
2
1
State slogan
Land of Lincoln and corn!
Live, laugh, corn
We love corn!
Land of Lincoln
Presiding officer of the Illinois House of Representatives
Speaker of the house
The governor
Lt. Governor
Term length for Illinois House of Representatives
10 years
6 years
4 years
2 years
Chief legal officer of the state
Attorney General
State Attorney
Supreme court judges
The comptroller
Location of our circuit court
Carbondale
Mt. Vernon
Marion
Peoria
State mineral
Fluorite
Coal
Crystals
Amethyst
Term length of the Auditor General
4 years
2 years
5 years
10 years
State bird
Blue Jay
Cardinal
Crow
Pigeon
Requirements of legislative districts
Compact, contiguous, and equal.
Just equal
None of the above
Minimum age for a General Assembly member
35 years old
18 years old
21 years old
Any age
Term length for Associate Judges
4
2
3
10
Term length for Circuit Judges
2
5
6
10
Duty of Judicial Branch
Make the laws
Enforce the laws
Interpret the law
Month of general election
May
November
Janurary
March
Governor’s options with a bill
Line-Item Veto: Appropriations (Money) bills they can also veto parts or reduce amounts of spending. Or just veto it altogether. But also they could just Sign into law or back to the General Assembly to Vote & return to do the whole process over again.
They don't get a choice
State animal
Eastern Tiger salamander
Monarch Butterfly
Painted turtle
White tailed deer
Term length of Appellate judges
4
10
5
6
Official in charge of driver’s license and records
Secretary of state
Treasurer
Comptroller
Lt. Governor
Official who proposes the state budget
Comptroller
Treasurer
Governor
Lt. Governor
Minimum age for Executive Branch officials
25 years old
21 years old
18 years old
35 years old
State reptile
Salamander
Painted Turtle
Monarch Butterfly
White tailed deer
State’s banker
Lt. governor
Secretary of state
Comptroller
Treasurer
Residency requirement for Executive Branch officials
3 years
10 years
5 years
4 years
Eligibility requirements for state court judges
Just a U.S citizen
U.S Citizen and Attorney at law
U.S Citizen,licensed attorney in Illinois, and a resident of the district
Required county officials
Sheriff, County Clerk, Treasurer, State’s Attorney
Sheriff, county clerk, states attorney
Sheriff, Treasurer, State’s Attorney
Treasurer and State’s Attorney
Fraction of each house in General Assembly needed to override the Governor’s veto
2/3
1/3
3/5
State amphibian
Lizard
Painted Turtle
Eastern Tiger Salamander
Bearded dragon
