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
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch

4. What are the 6 positions of the Executive Branch
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Comptroller
Attorney General

5. How long is the term for ALL Executive Branch members in IL?
4 Years

6. What do we call the Legislative Branch called in IL? (Not Congress)
General Assembly

7. IL Legislative Branch General Assembly Senate & The House
59 Senators Reps

8. How many Illinois State Senators ?59

9. How many Illinois State House of Reps members?
118

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

11. Executive Branch Requirements to become Governor:
Be at least 25 years old
Be a U.S. citizen
Live in IL for 3 years
Bruce Rauner

12. Executive Branch Governor’s Powers: Enforce the laws Veto bills
Grant Pardons
Commander-in-chief of state military

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

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

15. Executive Branch Treasurer: State Banker Invests the state’s money
Michael Frerichs

16. Executive Branch Comptroller: Keeps all financial records
Writes checks
Lisa
Mendoza

17. Executive Branch Attorney General: Top lawyer for the state
Lisa Madigan

18. 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

19. 1 senator for the district
Totals:
59 Senators
118 Reps
2 Reps for the district

20. The General Assembly has to meet a minimum of ONCE a year.
Legislative Branch
The Senate
Usually Serve 4 year terms
Leader of Senate =
President of Senate
The House of Reps
Serve 2 year terms
Leader of House = Speaker of the House
The General Assembly has to meet a minimum of ONCE a year.

21. Legislative Branch Impeachment Case Steps:
1. House impeaches with majority vote
2. Senate will then hold the trial
**Senate Convicts with 2/3 vote

22. 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 must sign the bill or veto the bill within 60 days
Pass it to...
House & Senate
The Governor

23. How to Override a Governor’s Veto:
1. If the governor vetoes a bill, the House and Senate can override the veto with a 3/5 vote.
2. In order for a bill to become a law, it must be passed by both the House and Senate.

24. Judicial Branch
IL Supreme Court:
the highest court in Illinois

25. 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

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

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

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

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

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

31. Laws are made by the ________ branch
Legislative

32. Laws are enforced by the ________ branch
Executive

33. Laws are interpreted by the ________ branch
Judicial

34. The General Assembly is in the ________ branch
Legislative

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

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

37. There are _______ people in the IL Senate59
There are _______ people in the IL House of Reps
118

38. There are _______ Legislative Districts in Illinois59

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

40. Senators serve a _______ year term4
Reps serve a _______ year term 2

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

42. Supreme Court judges are serve ____ year terms10
Judges are ____ by Illinois voters
elected

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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