Illinois Constitution

Practice Test

What is the number of…?

  1. Members in the State Senate
/ 59
  1. Members in the State House of Representatives
/ 118
  1. Illinois Supreme Court Justices
/ 7
  1. Years a Governor serves in one term
/ 4
  1. Maximum years a Governor can serve
/ unlimited
  1. Years a State Senator serves in one term
/ 4 (with alternating 2 year terms)
  1. Years a State Representative serves in one term
/ 2
  1. Years an Illinois Supreme Court Justice serves in one term
/ 10
  1. Maximum number of years a State Senator
    or State Representative can serve
/ unlimited
  1. Capitals Illinois has had
/ 3
  1. Minimum age to be Governor
/ 25
  1. Minimum age to be a State Senator
/ 21
  1. Minimum age to be a State Representative
/ 21
  1. Branches in Illinois’ Government
/ 3

Fill in the Blanks

Write a concise answer on the line following each question.

  1. What year did Illinois become a state?
/ 1818
  1. What year was our present Constitution written?
/ 1970
  1. Where in the Illinois Constitution would you find the Illinois Bill of Rights?
/ at the beginning (Article 1)
  1. What is the main duty of the Legislative Branch?
/ make the laws
  1. What is the main duty of the Executive Branch?
/ enforce/carry out the laws
  1. What is the main duty of the Judicial Branch?
/ interpret/judge the laws
  1. What branch contains the State Senate and State House?
/ legislative
  1. The State Senate and State House put together make up another group. In the U.S. it would be the Congress. What do we call it in Illinois?
/ General Assembly
  1. What branch contains the Illinois Supreme Court?
/ Judicial
  1. What branch contains the Governor?
/ Executive
  1. What branch contains the Illinois Attorney General and Illinois Secretary of State?
/ Executive
  1. The State of Illinois government has what control over foreign policy?
/ NONE
  1. How do judges in Illinois get their jobs?
/ they’re elected by the people
  1. What does Illinois call the person immediately under the Governor? (Hint: in the U.S. there’s a President and Vice President…Illinois does not have a “Vice” Governor; what is he/she called instead?)
/ lieutenant governor
  1. What is the location of our current state capital?
/ Springfield
  1. How many Representatives does each district elect?
/ one
  1. How many Senators does each district elect?
/ one
  1. Name three types of courts in Illinois.
/ Circuit, Appellate, Supreme
  1. Which type of court in Illinois hears the most cases?
/ circuit
  1. What type of Municipal government does Elmwood Park have?
/ Village Trustee
  1. Name one other kind of municipal government besides what Elmwood Park has.
/ Aldermanic Council or Strong Mayor
  1. If you’re going to be out of town on Election Day, how can you still vote?
/ request an absentee ballot
  1. When are General Elections held in Illinois?
/ November of even-numbered years
  1. How old must a voter be in Illinois?
/ 18
  1. What county is Elmwood Park in?
/ Cook
  1. What does the Illinois Secretary of State do?
/ handles official documents, records and
licenses
  1. List two kinds of taxes besides income tax which Illinoisor its municipalities can raise.
/ sales tax, property tax
  1. Who has more power over decisions about schools in Illinois: the Illinois Government or the Federal Government?
/ ILLINOIS
  1. Name your local state representative and local state senator.
/ Rep: Camille Lilly
Sen: Don Harmon
  1. Who is our current Governor?
/ Bruce Rauner
  1. Who is our current Illinois Secretary of State?
/ Jesse White
  1. Who is President of Elmwood Park?
/ Skip Saviano
  1. Who is the mayor of Chicago?
/ Rahm Emanuel
  1. Who isBruce Rauner?
/ Governor
  1. Who is Skip Saviano?
/ President of Elmwood Park
  1. Who is Don Harmon?
/ local Illinois Senator
  1. Who is Jesse White?
/ Secretary of State
  1. Who is Camille Lilly?
/ local Illinois Representative
  1. Who is Rahm Emanuel?
/ mayor of Chicago
Name / Job Title and Political Party
/ Bruce Rauner / Governor (R)
/ Jesse White / Secretary of State (D)
/ Don Harmon / Senator (D)
/ Skip Saviano / President of Elmwood Park (R)
/ Rahm Emanuel / Mayor of Chicago (D)
/ Camille Lilly / Representative (D)