1. Illinois Government

2. 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. 3 Branches of IL Government
Executive Branch
(6 important people)
Legislative Branch
General Assembly
Judicial Branch

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 Senators Reps

6. Illinois Supreme Court (highest) Circuit Courts (lowest)
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
Bruce Rauner

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.
Evelyn Sanguinetti

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)
Michael Frerichs

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

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

14. 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

15. 1 senator for the district
Totals:
59 Senators
118 Reps
2 Reps for the district

16. 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.

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. How much do you remember????
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 Senate59
There are _______ people in the IL House of Reps
118

34. There are _______ Legislative Districts in Illinois59

35. There is _______ Senator(s) in each Legislative District1
There are _______ Reps in each Legislative District 2

36. Senators serve a _______ year term4
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 terms10
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_______
Bruce Rauner
Our Lt. Governor is_______
Evelyn Sanguinetti

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

51. You must be _____ years old to vote.18