1. Illinois Government

2. Illinois Government = Rules & leaders of our state U.S. Government = Rules & leaders for all 50 states

3. 3 Branches of IL Government Executive Branch (6 important people) Legislative Branch General Assembly Judicial Branch

4. Executive Branch (6 important people) Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Treasurer Comptroller Attorney General **All these people serve 4 year terms. **

5. Legislative Branch General Assembly Senate & The House 59 Senators 118 Reps

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

7. 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 Bruce Rauner

8. Executive Branch (cont.) Governor’s Powers: Carry out (enforce) the laws Veto bills Grant Pardons Commander-in-chief of state military

9. Executive Branch (cont.) Lieutenant Governor: Gets elected with the governor. If the governor dies, then the Lieutenant Governor takes over. Evelyn Sanguinetti

10. Executive Branch (cont.) Secretary of State: Issues drivers licenses Runs organ donation program Jesse White

11. Executive Branch (cont.) Treasurer: State Banker (invests money) Michael Frerichs

12. Executive Branch (cont.) Comptroller: Keeps all financial records Writes checks Leslie Geissler Munger

13. Executive Branch (cont.) Attorney General: Top lawyer for the state Lisa Madigan

14. 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

15. http://www.illinoisatlas.com/illinois/political/pdf/il_legdist_state.pdf 1 senator for the district 2 Reps for the district Totals: 59 Senators 118 Reps

16. Legislative Branch (cont.) The Senate Usually Serve 4 year terms Presiding Officer = President of Senate The House of Reps Serve 2 year terms Presiding Officer = Speaker of the House The General Assembly has to meet once a year.

17. 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

18. 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 House & Senate Pass it to... The Governor

19. 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.

20. Judicial Branch IL Supreme Court: the highest ranking court in IL

21. 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

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

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

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

25. How many branches does our IL Government have????

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

27. Laws are made by the ________ branch Legislative

28. Laws are enforced by the ________ branch Executive

29. Laws are interpreted by the ________ branch Judicial

30. The General Assembly is in the ________ branch Legislative

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

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

33. There are _______ people in the IL Senate There are _______ people in the IL House of Reps

34. There are _______ Legislative Districts in Illinois

35. There is _______ Senator(s) in each Legislative District There are _______ Reps in each Legislative District

36. Senators serve a _______ year term Reps serve a _______ year term

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

38. Supreme Court judges are serve ____ year terms Judges are ____ by Illinois voters elected

39. The Governor has to sign or veto a bill within _____ days. The General Assembly can Override a veto with____ vote.

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

41. Our CURRENT IL Constitution was written in ______ When each branch has separate powers it is called ______

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

43. The Capital of IL is _______. The _____ issues drivers licenses.

44. The presiding officer in the Senate is the ___________ The presiding officer in the House of Reps is the ___________

45. A ___ vote is needed to impeach a person A ___ vote is needed to convict an impeached person

46. The ________ states the rights of IL Citizens

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

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

49. Our Governor is_______ Our Lt. Governor is_______

50. Our Secretary of State is_______ Our Attorney General is_______

51. You must be _____ years old to vote.