Illinois Government

Rules & leaders of our state Rules & leaders for all 50 states 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) Legislative Branch General Assembly Judicial Branch

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

Legislative Branch General Assembly Senate & The House 59 Senators 118 Reps

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

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 Bruce Rauner

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

Executive Branch (cont.) Lieutenant Governor: Gets elected with the governor. If the governor dies, then the Lieutenant Governor takes over. Evelyn Sanguinetti

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

Executive Branch (cont.) Treasurer: State Banker (invests money) Michael Frerichs

Executive Branch (cont.) Comptroller: Keeps all financial records Writes checks Susan A. Mendoza

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Judicial Branch IL Supreme Court: the highest ranking court in IL

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

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

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

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

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

The Branches are: The Executive Branch The Legislative Branch The Judicial Branch

Laws are made by the ________ branch Legislative

Laws are enforced by the ________ branch Executive

Laws are interpreted by the ________ branch Judicial

The General Assembly is in the ________ branch Legislative

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

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

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

There are _______ Legislative Districts in Illinois 59

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The ________ states the rights of IL Citizens Bill of Rights

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

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

Our Governor is_______ Bruce Rauner Our Lt. Governor is_______ Evelyn Sanguinetti

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

You must be _____ years old to vote. 18