The largest territorial division for local government within a state in the United States.
What is a county
100
The number of branches Illinois' government has.
What are 3 branches of government?
100
The age you must be to vote.
What is 18?
100
Approval or acceptance; usually applied to amendments, resolutions, and motions.
What is adoption?
200
The year Illinois was discovered.
When was 1673?
200
The amount of counties in Illinois.
What is 102?
200
The age you must be to be in the Executive Branch of Illinois' government.
What is 25?
200
The three ways a candidate might be nominated.
What is Party Convection, Primary election, and Party Caucus?
200
Vters registered with a given party can vote in that party's primary.
What is a Closed Primary System?
300
The founders of Illinois.
Who are Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet?
300
The county we live in.
What is McHenry county?
300
The ranks of court in the Judicial Branch from lowest to highest.
What is Circuit Court, Appellate Court, Supreme Court?
300
The type of primary that Illinois uses.
What is a Closed Primary System?
400
The three capitals of Illinois.
What are Kaskaskia, Vandalia, and Springfield?
400
The county that Chicago is in.
What is Cook County?
400
Two shared traits of the Senate and House in the Legislative Branch in Illinois' government.
What are enacting laws, amending or repelling laws, passing resolutions, adopting appropriation bills, and producing inquiries on proposed legislation?
400
The day that the primary elections are held on.
What is the first Tuesday in February in even-numbered years?
500
The first governor of Illinois.
What was Shadrach Bond?
500
The county seat of Kane County.
What is Geneva?
500
The court with only original jurisdiction.
What is circuit court?
500
The method of nominating candidates, party leaders meet and choose the candidates from that party to be put on the ballot.