Government - Mr. Parkin
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Illinois Constitution Worksheet 2
____102_______________ 1. How many counties are there in the state of Illinois?
__Municipalities (VII:1)____ 2. What term means cities, villages, and incorporated areas?
__Sheriff (VII:4:c)_______ 3. What three officers must every Illinois county elect?
_County Clerk (VII:4:c)____ 4.
_Treasurer (VII:4:c)______ 5.
_Governor (VIII:2:a)______ 6. Which Illinois official prepares and submits the budget to the
General Assembly?
General Assembly (VIII:2:b) 7. What group has the final say on how state funds are used?
_Townships (VII:5)_______ 8. What are counties subdivided into which perform their own
local functions and services?
_Coroner (VII:4:c)________ 9. What four officers may every Illinois county elect?
_Recorder (VII:4:c)___ ___10.
_Assessor (VII:4:c)______11.
_Auditor (VII:4:c)__ _____12.
_Four (4) years__________13. What is term of office for members of the state executive
branch?
_General Assembly (IX:1)__14. What group has the exclusive power of taxation in the state of Illinois?
non-graduated rate (IX:2:a)15. In Illinois, the income tax can not be ____ and must be a flat
percentage rate?
Illinois (X:1)___________16. Who has the sole responsibility to provide a system of high
quality education?
State Board of Education (X:2a)_17. What group has the power to supervise Illinois school systems?
_Article XI_____________18. Which article of the Illinois Constitution deals with conserving
and protecting the states' environment?
All able-bodied residents living in Illinois (XII)_19. What people in the state of Illinois are members of the state
militia?
Statements of economic interest (XIII:2)_20. What must all candidates for office and current officeholders
submit to the Secretary of State?
_felony (XIII:1)_________21. What are the three things a person may not be convicted of if
they want to hold public office?
_bribery (XIII:1)________22.
_perjury and other infamous crimes (XIII:1)_23.
_an amendment (Constitutional Revision – XIV)_24. What is a change made to the Illinois Constitution called?
_bills passed after May 31 willnot go into effect until June 1 of the following year, unless both chambers
provide for an earlier date by a 3/5ths vote (IV:10 and Amendment 9)_25. On which date do laws passed by the
General Assembly go into effect?
_Eight (8) percent of the electors who cast a vote in the preceding gubernatorial election (XIV:3)_26. What
percentage of the votes must sign a petition for an amendment to go on the ballot at the next General Election?
_Eleven (11)_____________27. How many amendments have been made to the Illinois Constitution?
_1980__________________28. In what year was the Illinois Constitution first amended?
_1 July 1971 (Intro)_______29. In what year did the Illinois Constitution go into effect?
_suffrage_______________30. What term refers to the right to vote?
______________________31. What group must agree to change Illinois county boundaries?
_voters________________32. What group must approve amendments to the Illinois Constitution?
_Appellate_____________33. To which court would you take your case if you felt you
received an unfair trial?
_convicted felons_______34. Who can be prevented from voting in the state of Illinois?
_take an oath___________35. What must all state officers do before taking office?
President of the Senate (IV:6:b)36. What is the title given to the presiding officer of the Illinois
House of Representatives? Senate?
Speaker of the House ((IV:6:b)_37.
_”Land of Lincoln”______38. What is the slogan of the state of Illinois? [State Motto: “State Soveriegnty,
National Union”]
_Bluegill________________39. What is the state fish?
_Judicial (VI:2)__________40. What branch of Illinois government is divided into five districts?