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Illinois government

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the executive branch is headed by the... governor elect
who is the governor J. B. Pritzker
governor is elected every how many years 4
governor can serve how many terms unlimited
governor ____ the administration of most areas of government oversees
governor ___ the state department directors appoints
each year the governor appears before the general assembly in what month January
governor appears before general assembly to present the... State of the State Address
what month does the governor presents the budget April
governor has important job of reviewing all ___ that passes the general assembly and ___ it before it becomes law legislation, signs
governor can also ___ a piece of legislation if it is not good for the people in the state veto
line item veto making small changes to the legislation but not changing the entire thing
who is the lieutenant governor elected with governor
who is the lieutenant governor Juliana Stratton
job of lieutenant governor replace governor is he/she dies or is impeached
powers of governor call nation guard or state mlitia, call special sessions of general assembly, grant pardons and reprieves, issue orders, appointment of power
who is the attorney general Kwame Raoul
attorney general is the ___ for all the elected state officials lawyer
attorney general is responsible for ___ the people of illinois from things protecting
who is the secretary of state Alexi Giannoulias
secretary of state is responsible for maintaining all the official state ___ and the state seal records
secretary of state issues all ___ ___ and ___ ___. drivers license and license plates
secretary of state serves as the state ___ librarian
who is the comptroller Susana Mendoza
what does comptroller responsible for keeping track of state's money
who is the treasurer Michael Frerichs
what does the treasurer responsible for decides where the state should invest its money
what does the legislative branch consist of house of reps and senate
how many members in house of reps 118
how are the house of reps elected by the people
how long can a rep serve 2 year term
how many members in senate 59
how long can a senate serve 4 year/2 year term
what are the house of reps and senate also known as general assembly
what does the general assembly do make laws
to expel a rep or senate, you need a ___ vote 2/3
how many members need to be present to override veto in the senate 30 and 3/5
how many members need to be present to override veto in the house of reps 59 and 3/5
u.s. senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth
u.s. rep Brad Schneider
senator president Don Harmon
speaker of the house Emanuel "Chris" Welch
illinois state senator Melinda Bush
illinois state rep Joyce Mason
auditory general Frank Mautino
auditory general is responsible for ___ and ___ the recipt obligation and use of all state of illinois ___ auditing, reviewing, funds
illinois supreme court justice Mary Jane Theis
supreme court term 10 years
circuit courts term 6 years
appellate courts term 10 years
associate court judges term 4 years
how are the supreme court chosen elected
how are the circuit courts chosen elected
how are the appellate courts chosen elected
how are the associate court judges chosen appointed
state attorney for lake county Eric Reinhard
how many justices 7
who heads the judicial branch illinois supreme court
illinois supreme court ___ the illinois constitution and laws interprets
how many members in judicial branch 400+
what do the judges decide whether or not the laws have been broken in the state
what do judges decide in a law is broken penalty
who punishes judges judicial inquiry board
who was the 1st illinois governor Shadrach Bond
who was the governor of illinois with the longest time James Thompson
how many constitutions has illinois had 4: 1818, 1848, 1870, 1970
what were the capitals of illinois Kaskaskia, Vandalia, Springfield
when did illinois become a state 1818
when illinois became a state, it adopted the seal of the ___ ___ Northwest Territory
when was the "seal of the state of illinois" made August 26, 1818
who is the zion mayor Billy McKinney
who is the winthrop harbor mayor Michael Bruno
who is the chicago mayor Brandon Johnson
who is the beach park mayor John Hucker
article 4 section 8 - passage of bills must be read for how many days 3
when is the constitutional convention held every 20 years
what does the governor call when they want to change the constitution constitutional convention
what does article 1 section 23 state cannot vote if you have felons
what is the preamble detailed by state
what is chicago (r or d) democratic
what was the judiciary inquiry board created by article 4, section 15
what is the judiciary inquiry board authorized to do receive, initiate, and investigate complaints concerning active illinois state court judges
eminent domain power to take private property for public use
referendum question presented to public
u.s. senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth
u.s. representative 10th district: Brad Schneider
illinois senator 31st district: Melinda Bush
illinois representative 61st district: Joyce Mason
how many days does the governor have to sign a bill the general assembly passes 30
how many days does it take if the governor doesn't sign the bill to become law 60
how many days and what fraction does the general assembly have to vote to overturn a veto 15 days and 3/5 vote
line item veto veto any item of appropriations in bill presented but doesn't change the meaning of the bill
when is the effective date of laws June 1st
___ enacted by home rule municipalities trump state statutes ordinances
home rule needs a population of more than ___ 25,000
home rule has a ... chief executive officer
the general assembly may not ___ or ___ the power of home rule units deny or limit
where does impeachment begin house
where does impeachment take place senate
state dance square dance
state animal white tail deer
state bird cardinal
state fish bluegill
state tree white oak
state fossil tully monster
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