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Illinois Government
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Illinois Government =
Rules & leaders of our state
U.S. Government =
Rules & leaders for all 50 states
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3 Branches of IL GovernmentExecutive
Branch
(6 important people)
Legislative Branch
General Assembly
Judicial Branch
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Executive Branch(6 important people)
• Governor
• Lieutenant Governor
• Secretary of State
• Treasurer
• Comptroller
• Attorney General
**All these people serve 4 year terms. **
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Legislative Branch
General Assembly
Senate & The House
59 Senators 118 Reps
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Judicial Branch
Illinois Supreme Court (highest)
Appellate Courts
Circuit Courts (lowest)
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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
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Executive Branch (cont.)
Governor’s Powers:
• Carry out (enforce) the laws
• Veto bills
• Grant Pardons
• Commander-in-chief of state military
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Executive Branch (cont.)
Lieutenant Governor:
• Gets elected with the governor.
• If the governor dies, then the Lieutenant Governor takes over.
Sheila Simon
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Executive Branch (cont.)
Secretary of State:
• Issues drivers licenses
• Runs organ donation program
Jesse White
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Executive Branch (cont.)
Treasurer:
• State Banker (invests money)
Dan
Rutherford
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Executive Branch (cont.)
Comptroller:
• Keeps all financial records
• Writes checks
Judy
Barr Topinka
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Executive Branch (cont.)
Attorney General:
• Top lawyer for the state
Lisa Madigan
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Legislative Branch(Makes the Laws)
General Assembly
The Senate•59 Senators •1 Senator for each Legislative District
The House of Reps•118 Reps •2 Reps for each Legislative District
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http://www.illinoisatlas.com/illinois/political/pdf/il_legdist_state.pdf
1 senator for the district
2 Reps for the district
Totals:
59 Senators
118 Reps
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Legislative Branch (cont.)
The Senate•Usually Serve 4 year terms•Presiding Officer =
President of Senate
The House of Reps•Serve 2 year terms•Presiding Officer = Speaker of the House
The General Assembly has to meet once a year.
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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
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How A Bill Becomes A Law1. 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
House & Senate
Pass it to...
The Governor
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How A Bill Becomes A Law4. 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.
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Judicial Branch
IL Supreme Court:
• the highest ranking court in IL
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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
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IL Government Facts
• Our current constitution was written in 1970
• Our constitution has a preamble and a bill of rights
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IL Government Facts (Cont.)
“Separation of Powers”—each IL branch has separate powers.
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IL Constitution Test
Review Game
How much do you remember????
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How many branches does our IL Government have????
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The Branches are:
• The Executive Branch
• The Legislative Branch
• The Judicial Branch
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Laws are made by the ________ branch
Legislative
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Laws are enforced by the ________ branch
Executive
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Laws are interpreted by the ________ branch
Judicial
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The General Assembly is in the ________ branch
Legislative
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The 2 Parts of the General Assembly are:
The House of Reps
The Senate
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The _______ has the power to impeach
House of Reps
The _______ holds impeachment trials.
Senate
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There are _______ people in the IL Senate
There are _______ people in the IL House of Reps
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There are _______ Legislative Districts in Illinois
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There is _______ Senator(s) in each Legislative District
There are _______ Reps in each Legislative District
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Senators serve a _______ year term
Reps serve a _______ year term
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The _______ Court is the Highest Ranking Court in Illinois
Supreme
There are ___ members in the IL Supreme Court
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Supreme Court judges are serve ____ year terms
Judges are ____ by Illinois voters
elected
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The Governor has to sign or veto a bill within _____ days.
The General Assembly can Override a veto with____ vote.
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The Governor serves a ______ year term
Lt. Governor
If the Governor dies, the ______ takes over
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Our CURRENT IL Constitution was written in ______
When each branch has separate powers it is called ______
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The introduction to our constitution is called the ______
The General Assembly has to meet ____ a year
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The Capital of IL is _______.
The _____ issues drivers licenses.
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The presiding officer in the Senate is the ___________
The presiding officer in the House of Reps is the ___________
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A ___ vote is needed to impeach a person
A ___ vote is needed to convict an impeached person
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The ________ states the rights of IL Citizens
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• Be 25 years old
To be Governor, you must:
• Be a U.S. Citizen
• Live in IL for 3 years
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In order for a Bill to become a law it MUST be passed by the ______
& _______
House of Reps & Senate
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Our Governor is_______
Our Lt. Governor is_______
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Our Secretary of State is_______
Our Attorney General is_______
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You must be _____ years old to vote.