 | Term | Definition |
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Dec. 3, 1818 |
Illinois became a state |
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21 |
State number Illlinois became when admitted |
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Shadrach Bond |
First state governor of Illinois |
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Ninian Edwards |
Territorial Governor of Illinois |
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Nathaniel Pope |
Territorial representative of Illinois |
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Kaskaskia |
First capital of Illinois |
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Vandalia |
Second Illinois capital |
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Springfield |
Current state capital since 1839 |
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Samuel Witwer |
President of the Illinois Constitutional Convention |
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Elmer Gertz |
Secretary of the Illinois Constitutional Convention |
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4 |
Number of Constitutions Illinois has had |
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Dec. 15, 1970 |
Date the current Constitution was approved |
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July 1, 1971 |
Date the current Constitution went into effect |
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Dec. 8, 1969 |
Date the Constitutional Convention began |
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Sept. 3, 1970 |
Date the Constitutional Convention ended |
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14 |
Number of Articles in the Illinois Constitution |
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18, registered, resident-30 days, citizen |
Illinois voting requirements |
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lawyer, live in area, citizen |
Requirements to be a judge |
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General Assembly |
Leader of the Illinois Legislative Branch |
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Supreme Court |
Leader of the Illinois Judicial Branch |
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Governor |
Leader of the Illinois Executive branch |
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177 |
Members in the General Assembly |
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59 |
Number of Senators in the General Assembly |
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118 |
Number of Representatives in the General Assembly |
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2 years |
Term of office for Reps |
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2 or 4 years |
Term of office for Illinois Senators |
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21, Citizen. Il. resident 2 years |
Requirements to be in the General Assembly |
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25, Citizen, Il. resident 3 years |
Requirements to be an Executive office holder |
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Lt. Gov., Attorney General, Sec. of State |
Illinois line of succession |
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Jackie Dozier |
McLean County Auditor |
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Peggy Anne Milton |
McLean County Clerk |
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Mike Emery |
McLean County Sheriff |
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Beth Carlson Kimmerling |
McLean County Coroner |
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William Yoder |
McLean County District Attorney |
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Lee Newcom |
McLean County Recorder |
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Rebecca McNeil |
McLean County Treasurer |
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Matt Sorenson |
McLean County Board President |
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Rod Blagojevich |
Current Governor |
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Patrick Quinn |
Current Lt. Governor |
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Alexi Giannoulias |
Current State Treasurer |
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Daniel Hynes |
Current State Comptroller |
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Jesse White |
Current Sec. of State |
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4 years |
Term for Executive branch members |
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2nd Mon. in Jan. |
Terms begin for Executive branch members |
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2nd Wed. in Jan. |
General Assembly sessions begin |
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May 31 |
General Assembly sessions end |
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Election Day |
First Tuesday after the first Monday in Nov. |
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First Monday in Dec. |
Judges terms begin/County official terms begin |
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7 |
Number of judges on the Illinois Supreme Court |
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85 |
Number of delegates who attended the 1969 convention |
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15 |
number of delegates in 1969 who were women |
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Robert Thomas |
Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice |
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Robert Kahman |
McLean County Assessor |
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Kris Koch |
State Superintendent of Schools |
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Sorenson and Dean |
District 2 County Board members |
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10 |
Number of County Board Districts |
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20 |
Number of County Board members |
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Dan Rutherford |
District 53 Senator |
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59 |
Number of legislative districts |
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William Holland |
Illinois Auditor General |
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Michael Madigan |
Speaker of the Illinois House |
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Emil Jones |
President of the Illinois Senate |
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Keith Sommer |
Rep. 106th district |
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Shane Coltra |
Rep. 105th district |
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Matt Sorenson |
County Board President |
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Lisa Madigan |
Illinois Attorney General |
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22 |
Number of Illinois district circuit courts |
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4 |
McLean Co. appellate court |
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4 |
McLean County appellate court district |
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70 |
Mandatory retirement age for judges |
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4 years |
Term of office for associate judges |
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6 years |
Term of office for Circuit Court judges |
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10 years |
Term of office for Supreme and Appeallate Court judges |
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Types of Illinois taxes |
Sales, Income, Property |
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102 |
Total number of counties in Illinois |
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1433 |
Total number of townships in Illinois |
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25,000 |
Minimum population to be a home rule unit |
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60 |
Days needed for a bill to become a law w/o a signature |
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17 |
Number of members on State Board of Education |
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Monroe |
President when Illinois became a state |
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popcorn |
state snack |
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Cardinal |
state bird |
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Bluegill |
state fish |
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Violet |
state flower |
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Square |
state dance |
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Land of Lincoln |
state slogan |
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Prairie State |
state nickname |
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Flourite |
state mineral |
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Tully monster |
state fossill |
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Monarch butterfly |
state insect |
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White tailed deer |
state animal |
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White Oak |
state tree |
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Illinois |
state song |
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Drummer Silty Loam |
state soil |
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Eastern Tiger Salamander |
state amphibian |
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Painted Turtle |
state reptile |
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Big Blue Stem |
state prairie grass |
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4 years |
term of office for county officials |
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95 |
General Assembly session number |
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2 |
Our County Board district number |
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$162,000 |
Governor salary |
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$ 63, 149 |
General Assembly salary |
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October |
veto sessions in odd numbered years |
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November |
veto sessions is even numbered years |
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3 years |
Term of office for a Chief Justice |
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2nd Wed. in January |
General Assembly sessions begin |
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2nd Mon. in January |
Executive terms begin |
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Quorum |
Term that means one more than half are present |
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17 |
Members on the State Board of Education |
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Richard Daley |
Introduced home rule idea |
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Compensation Review Board |
Organization that sets General Assembly salaries |
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8 |
Members on the Compensation Review Board |
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3 |
Days one house may adjourn without permission of othe house |
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30 |
Days within which a Gov. must receive a bill passed by Gen. Assembly |
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15 |
Days each house gets to override a Gov. veto |
