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Illinois Constitution
The Amendments
Birth of the Constitution
The Electoral College
The Fifth Amendment
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Illinois became a state in what year?
1818
100
This amendment set term limits for the President of the United States at 2 terms
The 22nd Amendment
100
The first few words of the Constitution are
We The People of the United States......
100
To win a presidential election a candidate must
Win the majority of electoral votes
100
The term that refers to the governments ability to take private property as long the owner is paid accordingly is called
Eminent Domain
200
Illinois has how many branches of Government?
Three
200
This amendment provides for a guarantee against Double Jeopardy
The Fifth Amendment
200
The System of Safeguards in the Constitution that prevent any one Branch of Government from becoming stronger than the other two is known as
Checks and Balances
200
How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency
270
200
The right to remain silent protects you against what
Self Incrimination
300
Who is the current governor of Illinois?
Pat Quinn
300
This amendment guarantees our rights to freedom of the press, religion, and speech among other things
The First Amendment
300
The main criticism that the Anti-Federalists had against the new Constitution in 1187 was that it
Lacked a Bill of Rights
300
If California has 55 electoral votes how many members does the state have in the House of Representatives?
53
300
The Fifth amendment protect citizens from being tried for the same crime twice, also known as
Double jeopardy
400
The state executive who presides over the State Senate and succeeds to the governors position should it be vacated is the
Lieutenant Governor
400
The specific written guarantees of our individual rights and liberties can be be found in
The first Ten Amendements or The Bill of Rights
400
The Anti-Federalists main belief on government was that most of the power should be in the hands of
The States
400
If a Presidential Candidate wins the popular vote, that candidate wins the election. True or False?
False
400
No person shall be held to answer for a crime unless they are indicted by
A Grand Jury
500
The Illinois Legislative Branch is called
The General Assembly
500
This amendment guarantees our rights to bear arms
The Second Amenment
500
The main belief on government of the Federalists was for a stronger
Central Government
500
Presidential Elections always occur in
November
500
The Constitutional Requirement that a prisoner either be charged with a crime or released from jail is known a a writ of (Hint: Latin Term)
Habeus Corpus