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Illinois Government

Illinois Government. Illinois Government = Rules & leaders of our state. U.S. Government = Rules & leaders for all 50 states. 3 Branches of IL Government. Executive Branch. (6 important people) Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Treasurer Comptroller Attorney General

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Illinois Government

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  1. Illinois Government

  2. Illinois Government = Rules & leaders of our state U.S. Government = Rules & leaders for all 50 states

  3. 3 Branches of IL Government

  4. Executive Branch (6 important people) • Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Treasurer • Comptroller • Attorney General **All these people serve 4 year terms. **

  5. Legislative Branch General Assembly Senate & The House 59 Senators118 Reps

  6. Judicial Branch Illinois Supreme Court (highest) Appellate Courts Circuit Courts (lowest)

  7. Executive Branch Governor • You must be: 25 years old, a U.S. citizen, and live in IL for 3 years. • You serve a 4 year term Pat Quinn

  8. Executive Branch (cont.) Governor’s Powers: • Carry out (enforce) the laws • Veto bills • Grant Pardons • Commander-in-chief of state military

  9. Executive Branch (cont.) Lieutenant Governor: • Gets elected with the governor. • If the governor dies, then the Lieutenant Governor takes over. Sheila Simon

  10. Executive Branch (cont.) Secretary of State: • Issues drivers licenses • Runs organ donation program Jesse White

  11. Executive Branch (cont.) Treasurer: • State Banker (invests money) Dan Rutherford

  12. Executive Branch (cont.) Comptroller: • Keeps all financial records • Writes checks Judy Barr Topinka

  13. Executive Branch (cont.) Attorney General: • Top lawyer for the state Lisa Madigan

  14. Legislative Branch(Makes the Laws) General Assembly

  15. 1 senator for the district Totals: 59 Senators 118 Reps 2 Reps for the district http://www.illinoisatlas.com/illinois/political/pdf/il_legdist_state.pdf

  16. Legislative Branch (cont.) The General Assembly has to meet once a year.

  17. Legislative Branch (cont.) Impeachment Cases: 1. House impeaches with Majority Vote 2. Senate will try impeachment cases (hold the trial!!!) **Senate Convicts with 2/3 vote

  18. How A Bill Becomes A Law 1. A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate 2. Then the bill goes to the governor 3. The governor has to sign the bill or veto the bill within 60 days Pass it to... House & Senate The Governor

  19. How A Bill Becomes A Law 4. If the governor vetoes a bill, the House and Senate can override the veto with a 3/5 vote. 5. In order for a bill to become a law, it must be passed by both the House and Senate.

  20. Judicial Branch IL Supreme Court: • the highest ranking court in IL

  21. Judicial Branch • 7 judges on the IL Supreme Court • Supreme Court judges serve 10 year terms • All judges in IL are ELECTED • Judges must INTERPRET laws

  22. IL Government Facts • Our current constitution was written in 1970 • Our constitution has a preamble and a bill of rights

  23. IL Government Facts (Cont.) “Separation of Powers”—each IL branch has separate powers.

  24. IL Constitution Test Review Game How much do you remember????

  25. How many branches does our IL Government have???? 3

  26. The Branches are: • The Executive Branch • The Legislative Branch • The Judicial Branch

  27. Laws are made by the ________ branch Legislative

  28. Laws are enforced by the ________ branch Executive

  29. Laws are interpreted by the ________ branch Judicial

  30. The General Assembly is in the ________ branch Legislative

  31. The 2 Parts of the General Assembly are: The House of Reps The Senate

  32. The _______ has the power to impeach House of Reps The _______ holds impeachment trials. Senate

  33. There are _______ people in the IL Senate 59 There are _______ people in the IL House of Reps 118

  34. There are _______ Legislative Districts in Illinois 59

  35. There is _______ Senator(s) in each Legislative District 1 There are _______ Reps in each Legislative District 2

  36. Senators serve a _______ year term 4 Reps serve a _______ year term 2

  37. The _______ Court is the Highest Ranking Court in Illinois Supreme There are ___ members in the IL Supreme Court 7

  38. Supreme Court judges are serve ____ year terms 10 Judges are ____ by Illinois voters elected

  39. The Governor has to sign or veto a bill within _____ days. 60 The General Assembly can Override a veto with____ vote. 3/5

  40. If the Governor dies, the ______ takes over Lt. Governor The Governor serves a ______ year term 4

  41. Our CURRENT IL Constitution was written in ______ 1970 When each branch has separate powers it is called ______ Seperation of Powers

  42. The introduction to our constitution is called the ______ Preamble The General Assembly has to meet ____ a year Once

  43. The _____ issues drivers licenses. Secretary of State The Capital of IL is _______. Springfield

  44. The presiding officer in the Senate is the ___________ Senate President The presiding officer in the House of Reps is the ___________ Speaker of the House

  45. A ___ vote is needed to impeach a person Majority A ___ vote is needed to convict an impeached person 2/3

  46. The ________ states the rights of IL Citizens Bill of Rights

  47. To be Governor, you must: • Be 25 years old • Be a U.S. Citizen • Live in IL for 3 years

  48. In order for a Bill to become a law it MUST be passed by the ______ & _______ House of Reps & Senate

  49. Our Governor is_______ Pat Quinn Our Lt. Governor is_______ Sheila Simon

  50. Our Secretary of State is_______ Jesse White Our Attorney General is_______ Lisa Madigan

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