What's Your Sign
This Illinois slogan proudly claims a famous US President as a long time resident.
What is Land of Lincoln
This mineral can be found in abundance throughout Southeastern Illinois
Flourite
This Illinois Branch of government is in charge of making laws.
What is the Illinois Legislative Branch
This Illinois branch of government is in charge of interpreting laws, or deciding what laws actually mean.
What is the Illinois Judicial Branch?
This happens to an Illinois bill that has been passed in the House of Representatives.
What is "it passes to the Illinois Senate for voting".
Some people would rather have this Illinois fish for dinner.
What is a blue gill?
This favorite Illinois animal could be confused for a bunny if it wasn't so large!
White Tailed Deer
This Illinois Branch of government can write a bill.
What is the Illinois Senate or the Illinois House of Representatives?
This is the number of Alton's Senatorial Legislative District
What is C District #56?
This is the number of days that the governor is allowed to hold a bill without signing it.
What is 60 days?
Just look at this Illinois flower and you can guess its name.
violet
This is the highest governmental position in the state.
What is the Illinois Governor?
This Illinois servant is has the power to veto a bill passed by the General Assembly.
Who is the Illinois Governor?
These are the "layers" of the court system at the state level.
What is the circuit courts, the appellate courts, and the Supreme Court?
This is the path that bills must follow to become a law.
What is
Written and voted on in the originating House and if passes
Sent to Senate or House (depending on who DIDN'T vote on it yet)
Read and returned for changes to the originating group, or accepted as written and voted on
If the second Legislative body approves it,
then it's sent to the Governor to vote on
This beautiful animal a favorite in Illinois and is also a famous baseball team.
Cardinal
This strange Illinoi fossil is named after its archeologist discoverer.
Tully Monster
These are the qualifications to be an Illinois State Representative.
What is
21 years of age
•Must be a US citizen
•Must live in the district you represent for 2 years prior to the election
This happens when a defendant or plaintiff is dissatified with the decision of the lower court
What is appeal to a higher court?
This is when a Supreme Court Justice must leave the bench because his term has EXPIRED!
When is the death of a Supreme Court Justice?
This is the favorite dance of Illinois!
What is a square dance?
This when Illinois was admitted to the Union as a state.
When is December 3, 1818?
These are the qualifications to be a judge in Illinois
What is a:
Licensed attorney of the state
–Resident of the district where elected
–U.S. citizen
This is the order of appeal when dissatisfied with a judgement.
What is Circuit Court, Appellate Court, Illinois Supreme Court?
This is Alton's Representative Legislative District.
What is the #111 Legislative District?