Illinois Government

Illinois Government =

Rules & leaders of our state

U.S. Government =

Rules & leaders for all 50 states

3 Branches of IL GovernmentExecutive

Branch

(6 important people)

Legislative Branch

General Assembly

Judicial Branch

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 Senators 118 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

The Senate•59 Senators •1 Senator for each Legislative District

The House of Reps•118 Reps •2 Reps for each Legislative District

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

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.

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 Law1. 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

How A Bill Becomes A Law4. 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????

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

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

Laws are interpreted by the ________ branch

Judicial

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

There are _______ people in the IL House of Reps

There are _______ Legislative Districts in Illinois

There is _______ Senator(s) in each Legislative District

There are _______ Reps in each Legislative District

Senators serve a _______ year term

Reps serve a _______ year term

The _______ Court is the Highest Ranking Court in Illinois

Supreme

There are ___ members in the IL Supreme Court

Supreme Court judges are serve ____ year terms

Judges are ____ by Illinois voters

elected

The Governor has to sign or veto a bill within _____ days.

The General Assembly can Override a veto with____ vote.

The Governor serves a ______ year term

Lt. Governor

If the Governor dies, the ______ takes over

Our CURRENT IL Constitution was written in ______

When each branch has separate powers it is called ______

The introduction to our constitution is called the ______

The General Assembly has to meet ____ a year

The Capital of IL is _______.

The _____ issues drivers licenses.

The presiding officer in the Senate is the ___________

The presiding officer in the House of Reps is the ___________

A ___ vote is needed to impeach a person

A ___ vote is needed to convict an impeached person

The ________ states the rights of IL Citizens

• Be 25 years old

To be Governor, you must:

• 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_______

Our Lt. Governor is_______

Our Secretary of State is_______

Our Attorney General is_______

You must be _____ years old to vote.