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Illinois became a state in the year:
What is 1818?
100
What are the locations of our 3 state capitals?
What are Vandalia, Springfield, and Kaskaskia?
100
How many Constitutions has Illinois had?
What is 4?
100
The most recently written Constitution (the one we operate under today) was written in:
What is 1970?
100
The opening paragraphs of the Illinois and United States Constitutions are known by the same name. What are they known by?
What is the preamble?
200
How many articles are there to the Illinois Constitution?
What is 14?
200
How many amendments are there to the Illinois Constitution?
What is 13?
200
Other than local government, how many branches of government are there in Illinois?
What is 3?
200
One of the first statements in the constitution's opening paragraph acknowledges:
Who is God?
200
Article I of the Constitution
What is lists the Bill of Rights?
300
Under the Bill of Rights, people have a right to life, liberty, and:
What is the pursuit of happiness?
300
In order to vote in Illinois, someone has to be 18 years old and:
What is be an Illinois resident at least 30 days prior to election?
300
This is how many Senators Illinois has:
What is 59?
300
This is how many state representatives Illinois has:
What is 118?
300
The Senate and the House together in Illinois are called the:
What is the General Assembly?
400
Members of the Illinois legislature are elected the Tuesday after the first Monday of November in:
What are even-numbered years?
400
Eligibility for the House and Senate includes: U.S. citizenship, district resident for 2 years, and
What is must be 21 years old?
400
All representatives serve____ year terms
What is 2?
400
Section 2 of Article I says that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property:
What is without due process of law?
400
Section 22 of Article I says that people have a right to keep and bear arms:
What is subject to police power?
500
Legislative sessions begin on:
What is the second Wednesday of January?
500
One of the stated purposes of the Constitution (as outlined in its opening paragraph) is to eliminate:
What is poverty and inequality?
500
People who meet the two voting requirements might also be disqualified if they are:
What is convicted felons serving a sentence in a corrections facility?
500
This is how many votes are needed from each house to pass a bill:
What is a majority?
500
Senators serve terms of ______, _______, or_______ year terms at different periods in a decade.
What is 2, 4, 4?