Illinois Constitution Study Guide | Verified with 100% Correct Answers

Illinois Constitution Study Guide | Verified with 100% Correct Answers Who "discovered" Illinois and when? Marquette and Joliet in 1673. When was Illinois admitted as a state? December 3, 1818 Who captured the villages of Kaskaskia, Cahokia, and Vincennes and ended foreign rule in Illinois. George Rogers Clark and his American militia What was the first capital of Illinois and who became the first governor? Kaskaskia and Shadrach Bond What were the three capitals in Illinois? Kaskaskia, Vandalia, then Springfield in 1839 When Illinois became a state, the question was would this be a slave state. ______ _____ and _______ _______ debated on this question. Abraham Lincoln Stephen Douglas Who invented the prairie plow which made Illinois a leading agricultural state John Deere When and where was the first constitution of Illinois adopted? In 1818 at a convention that met at Kaskaskia. (Details)-attended by 33 delegates, representing the states current 15 counties. The Illinois Constitution prohibited _______ and Governor _______ _______ was important keeping Illinois a ______ state. Slavery Edward Coles Free When was the second and third constitution of Illinois made? In 1848, made in notice of the increase of power to the people. And in 1870, the third constitution was made and used for 100 years When and why was the fourth Illinois Constitution made? In 1970 and was made because the previous Constitution was severely outdated and impossible to govern Illinois under it. What was the purpose of the 1970 Illinois Constitution? To give greater protection to individual rights, modernize government of all levels, and improve the revenue (tax) system of the state. What are the topics about article 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,9 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 in the 1970 Illinois Constitution 1-Bill of Rights 2-The Power of the State 3-Suffrage and Elections(sets up voting qualifications and election laws 4-The Legislator or General Assembly( provides rules for them:have authority over legal government units: counties, townships, and special purpose districts 5-The executive(outlines the powers and duties of the six elected offices) 6-the judiciary(divides structure of a county into three courts:Illinois Supreme Court, the appellate court, and the circuit/trial courts 7-Local government 8-Finance 9-Revenue 10-education 11-environment 12-militia(governor is the commander in chief 13-General Provisions 14-Constitutional Revision(2 ways of amending the constitution; Constitutional convention-if 3/5th of members in each house approve, there is a call for a constitutional convention (Amendments by General assembly-if 3/5ths of each house of the assembly approve, amendments can be proposed by General Assembly Who was Samuel Witwer and what movement was he connected to? He was president of the new constitutional convention and he fought for a new constitution. Responsibilities of the State government State highway construction, local laws, intrastate commerce, traffic laws, education, marriage, and divorce laws, hospitals, voicing regulations, etc... Similarities between federal and state government Both have three branches that have about the same types of duties in the state as they have in the federal government. They both have checks and balances and a bill of rights Illinois' journey to statehood starts back to the __________ _____ _____and the creation of the Northwest territory. Ordinance of 1787 The states in the Northwest Territory (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, part of Minnesota) would be ______ to the original 13 states and would have same __________. Equal Representation What are the Illinois presidents? Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses Grant, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama What was the first Illinois amendment? Cutback Amendment-Reduced the size of the Il House of Representatives from 117 to 118 What was the second Illinois amendment Delinquent Tax Sales(prevents abuse of sales tax) What was the third Illinois amendment bail and habeas corpus-allows judges to deny bail of person accused of crimes What was the fourth Illinois amendment? Amended the third amendment What was the fifth Illinois amendment? Voting Qualifications-age requirement to vote reduced from 21 to 18 What was the sixth Illinois amendment Amended second amendment What was the seventh Illinois amendment. Crime victim rights-gave rights for crime victims What was the eighth Illinois amendment Rights after Indictment What was the ninth Illinois amendment Effective date of Laws-any bill passed after May 31 will not take affect until June 1 of the following year What was the tenth Illinois amendment Retirement-discipline-adds two citizens appointed by the governor to the Illinois Courts Commission What was the eleventh Illinois amendment Governor Recall Initiative-allows voters the right to petition for a special election to recall a governor amend for the special election of a successor. What was the 12th Illinois amendment. Crime victim rights-expanded certain rights already given to crime victims What was the 13th Illinois amendment Voter Discrimination-prevented any law that disproportionately affects the rights of eligible citizens to register to vote or cast a ballot based on voters attributes What was the 14th Illinois amendment transportation funds-revenue gained from transportation taxes and fees shall only be used for transportation purposes What was the 15th Illinois amendment Worker's rights amendment-guarantees the right to unionize and includes the most common elements of collective bargaining Everything about the Legislative branch (house of representatives) Consists of 2 houses(House of representatives and senate) House of Representatives-118 members for each 118 representative districts Salary-$73,345 Terms- 2 years Must be 21 years old, resident of district for 2 years, and a citizen Powers-pass bills and send to Senate, start impeachments, approve governor's appointments leader-speaker of the House-elected by member of H.O.R.-maintains order on the house floor, decided legislative issues, and working minority leaders to resolve problems hindering legislation Can be re-elected Everything about the Legislative branch (Senate) Consists of 2 houses (senate and House of Representatives) 59 members one from each 59 senatorial districts Must be 21, resident of district for 2 years and a citizen Terms-four years Salaries-$73,345 Powers-pass bills and send to House, try impeachments with a 2/3rds vote approve governor's appointments leader-president of senate, elected by the members of the senate Can be re-elected Duties of General Assembly making laws, conducting investigations, revising the state constitution, and planning redistricting Lawmaking process-bills must pass both houses and sent to governor;has 60 days to veto it or not If the governor vetoes the legislative branch can try to overthrow the veto with a 3/5th vote Restrictions: cannot hold other state level public office, must file a statement of economic interests, cannot receive a salary increase during their term, neither house can adjourn without the consent of the other house, can't receive an appointment by the governor to another public office How many representatives and state legislators are there in Illinois? 18 representatives and 177 state legislators Both houses of the General Assembly are organized into _________to help conduct business efficiently. Committees What subjects do standing committees deal with. education, public health, energy, agriculture, and labor What are lobbies organized groups that seek to influence lawmakers Everything about the Executive branch! Main duty: to enforce and administer state laws Chief executive is the governor of Illinois(J.B. Pritzker) Qualifications-25 years old, resident of the state for three years preceding election of U.S. citizen Governors salary-$181,670 Term-four years No term limits Order to governor’s office: lieutenant governor, the attorney general, then then Secretary of State, comptroller, and treasurer The three types of vetos by the governor -Regular veto-the whole bill is rejected -The item or reduction veto-this is for appropriation bills only, where the governor simply changes the appropriation -The amendatory vetoes-if the governor notes specific recommendation, the General Assembly can pass a bill by accepting the recommendations Duties of the governor 1. Appoints many state officials 2. Approves or vetoes bills from the General Assembly 3. Commander-in-chief of state militia 4. May grant pardons, commutations, and reprieves. 5. May call special sessions of the General Assembly Lieutenant Governor Salary:$139,200 Serves as governor if the current governor is unable to chairing several different boards and councils and serving many committees often