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Illinois Government. 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) Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Treasurer Comptroller Attorney General
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Illinois Government = Rules & leaders of our state U.S. Government = Rules & leaders for all 50 states
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 Senators118 Reps
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 Pat Quinn
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. Sheila Simon
Executive Branch (cont.) Secretary of State: • Issues drivers licenses • Runs organ donation program Jesse White
Executive Branch (cont.) Treasurer: • State Banker (invests money) Dan Rutherford
Executive Branch (cont.) Comptroller: • Keeps all financial records • Writes checks Judy Barr Topinka
Executive Branch (cont.) Attorney General: • Top lawyer for the state Lisa Madigan
Legislative Branch(Makes the Laws) General Assembly
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 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.
IL Constitution Test Review Game How much do you remember????
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
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 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_______ Pat Quinn Our Lt. Governor is_______ Sheila Simon
Our Secretary of State is_______ Jesse White Our Attorney General is_______ Lisa Madigan