General Constitution
How many Reps and Senators in state?
118 representatives 59 Senators
What are the qualifications for voting in Illinois?
18 years old, lived in state for 30 days, US citizen
When did Illinois become a state?
1818
When was the current constitution adopted/ratified?
1970
How many Reps and Senators are in each district?
2 representatives and 1 senator per district
What is the term for the representatives in IL
2 years
How many legislative districts is IL broken into
59 legislative districts
What is a "flag"
According to the code a flag is a typical flag (as we understand it) or anything "by which the average person seeing the same without deliberation may believe the same to represent the flag." Can get a bit picky; these at right are "flags" technically.
Treasurer:
Acts as the state's banker, keeping and investing the money the state receives through taxes (Michael Frerichs, 2015).
What is the president's salary? $200,000 $400,000 $600,000 $800,000
Answer: $400,000
Amendment 22 limited the terms a president can serve. What are the most years a president can serve as president? 10 8 14 12
Answer: 10
Which amendment changed the way presidents and vice presidents are elected. After this amendment, presidents and vice presidents are chosen on separate ballots instead of on the same ballot. 12th 15th 19th 20th
Answer: 12th
Which of the following amendments abolished slavery? 11th 13th 16th 20th
Answer: 13th
Which amendment gave voting rights to freed African American slaves? 12th 15th 19th 23rd
Answer: 15th
Currently, what is the voting age in the USA? 18 20 21 25
Answer: 18
Which amendment gave women the right to vote? 12th 19th 23rd 26th
Answer: 19th
What is the term of a member of the House of Representatives? 2 years 4 years 6 years 8 years
Answer: 2 years
To override a president's veto, the House and Senate have to pass it by what majority? ½ 2/3 ¾ 4/5
Answer: 2/3
Which amendment repealed prohibition? 15th 18th 21st 25th
Answer: 21st (21 is the drinking age, right?)
Which amendment lowered the voting age in the USA? 15th 19th 23rd 26th
Answer: 26th
The 23rd Amendment gave the District of Columbia the right to cast electoral votes in presidential elections. How many electoral votes does DC get? 3 5 8 10
Answer: 3
To amend the Constitution, what ratio of the states (either their legislatures or conventions) have to approve the amendment? ½ 3/5 ¾ 4/5 All of them
Answer: 3/4
Article I says that slaves are counted as _________ of a person. ¼ 2/5 ½ 3/5 4/5
Answer: 3/5
A senator must be at least: 20 25 30 35
Answer: 30
A president must be at least how old? 25 30 35 40
Answer: 35
What is the term of the president of the US? 2 years 4 years 6 years 8 years
Answer: 4 years
The number of representatives is currently capped at: 100 255 368 435
Answer: 435
What is the term of a US senator? 2 years 4 years 6 years 8 years
Answer: 6 years
How many justices are currently on the Supreme Court? 6 9 11 13
Answer: 9
Locke believed that these rules were made by: Kings A Supreme Being Groups called legislatures The Easter Bunny The people themselves
Answer: A Supreme Being
In a republic, authority is exercised by: A king or a queen A small group of leaders The people themselves A set of chosen representatives
Answer: A set of chosen representatives
Locke said that the agreement each individual creates with others to live under a government and give it the power to make and enforce laws is called a: Societal agreement A social contract A republic A democracy
Answer: A social contract
Locke's ideas about natural rights were radical because he insisted that: Only people selected by God had rights All people, no matter who they were, enjoyed rights from birth Only the lower classes had rights (so they had the right to overthrow the rich) Rights were determined by one's worth to a society
Answer: All people. . .enjoyed rights
The group against the federal Constitution was called the Unionists Anti-unionists Federalists Anti-federalists
Answer: Anti-federalists
The Supremacy Clause, which states that the Constitution is the supreme law of the United States, is found in which article of the Constitution? Article I Article III Article VI Article VII
Answer: Article VI
Which of the following problems with the Articles of Confederation did NOT happen? States began to make their own money, sending the finances of the nation into a tailspin; Smaller states were furious because they did not have the same number of representatives in Congress. Thus the larger states pretty much ran everything. Congress had no power to tax anybody, and the states pretty much ignored Congress when they asked for funds Serious disputes broke out between the states over trade
Answer: B. . .smaller states had a lot of power!
Amendment 18 brought prohibition to the United States. What is prohibition? The vote for African Americans The vote for women The limit on the terms that a president can serve A ban on alcoholic beverages
Answer: Ban on alcohol
Which of the founding fathers served for years in Britain as a colonial ambassador; he held out until the end hoping that the British and Americans could reconcile. James Madison George Washington Thomas Jefferson Richard Henry Lee Benjamin Franklin
Answer: Benjamin Franklin
The "massacre" of American colonists by British troops took place in 1770 in the city of: New York Philadelphia Plymouth Boston
Answer: Boston
How is the number of representatives in the House from a particular state determined? Every state gets one representative By the geographic size of the state (sq. miles) By population Every state gets two representatives
Answer: By population
According to the Constitution, how are Senators chosen (this was changed by an amendment later)? By the people By the president By the state legislatures By the House
Answer: By state legislatures
Members of the House are chosen By the people By the Senate By the President By the state legislatures
Answer: By the people
The First Amendment guarantees all of the following EXCEPT: Freedom of speech Freedom to confront witnesses against you in a criminal trial Freedom of assembly Freedom of the press Freedom of petition
Answer: Confront witnesses (6th A)
The last amendment, Amendment 27, deals with what issue? Voting age Women's suffrage (voting) Congressional pay raises The presidential line of succession
Answer: Congressional pay raises
Locke said that rights were unalienable. This meant that rights: Could not be taken away Were granted by God Were not brought by aliens Were limited to certain groups
Answer: Could not be taken away
The Fifth Amendment has many rights of people accused of crimes. Which of the following is NOT one of the rights listed in this amendment? The right not to be forced to testify against yourself The right to be indicted by a grand jury No cruel and unusual punishments The right not to be tried twice for the same crime
Answer: Cruel and unusual punishments (8A)
US Senators are CURRENTLY chosen how? Direct election by the people By the president with the approval of the House of Reps. By the state legislatures By text messaging your choice to the Senate Chamber
Answer: Direct election
If a person is tried for a crime and found not guilty, he/she can't be tried again for the same crime. This is called: Establishment Double jeopardy Self-incrimination Due process
Answer: Double jeopardy
If the government wishes to prosecute someone for a crime, it must follow established rules and procedures before it can punish someone. This is the right to: Establishment Double jeopardy Self incrimination Due process
Answer: Due process
Part of the 14th Amendment guarantees that people will not be subject to unfair discrimination. The clause where this comes from is the ________________ clause. Incorporation Due process Equal protection Privileges and immunities
Answer: Equal protection
Which of the three branches "takes care that the laws are faithfully executed"? Legislative Executive Judicial
Answer: Executive
Which of the three branches appoints a cabinet of advisors? Legislative Executive Judicial
Answer: Executive
Which of the three branches commands the armed forces? Legislative Executive Judicial
Answer: Executive
Which of the three branches has the power to pardon people who have broken the law? Legislative Executive Judicial
Answer: Executive
Which of the three branches is in charge of foreign affairs? Legislative Executive Judicial
Answer: Executive
Which of the three branches presents a state of the union message each year? Legislative Executive Judicial
Answer: Executive
George Washington quelled Major John Armstrong's conspiracy with a speech he gave to the leaders of the conspiracy. His main point was made with the help of his sword torn uniform coat eyeglasses saddle
Answer: Eyeglasses
True or False: At first, the Bill of Rights applied, not only to the federal government, but also to the state governments as well. True False
Answer: False
True or false: Land was difficult to get in the American colonies, and very few colonists actually participated in government. True False
Answer: False
True or false: The Constitution took effect immediately after the delegates signed the document.
Answer: False (Had to be ratified first by the people of the states).
True or false: The Ninth Amendment says that the list of rights in the Bill of Rights is set; there can be no more rights added at a later time. True False
Answer: False (The opposite really)
True or false: The Virginia Plan called for each state to have the same number of representatives in Congress.
Answer: False (it was based on population, so bigger states would have more representatives/votes.
True or false: The legislative branch in the Articles of Confederation had two houses: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Answer: False (only had one house).
True or false: The Articles of Confederation created a federal government with three branches: Executive, Legislative and Judicial.
Answer: False (only one branch. . .legislative)
True or False: The free exercise clause of the First Amendment prevents the US government from establishing an official US religion: True False
Answer: False (the Establishment Clause does)
True or False: The states feared that the new national government would be too weak. Because of this, the Articles of Confederation set up a federal government that was too strong.
Answer: False (the opposite really).
When a federal officer (including a president) is impeached, the Senate brings the charges where the House decides if the officer is guilty or innocent. True False
Answer: False (the opposite, really)
Shay's Rebellion was an uprising of: Wealthy landowners Farmers African American slaves Tradesmen
Answer: Farmers
___________________ was a form of political organization in England in which a lord gave land to other men in return for their personal allegiance and for military and other service. Manorialism Royal charters Feudalism Common law
Answer: Feudalism
A person accused of a crime doesn't have to testify against him/herself. When they do this, they plead the ______ Amendment. First Third Fifth Ninth
Answer: Fifth
Many of the "founding fathers" actually didn't attend the Constitutional Convention. Which of the following actually was there? Thomas Jefferson John Adams Benjamin Franklin Patrick Henry Samuel Adams
Answer: Franklin
Who was chosen by the Second Continental Congress to lead the American forces in the war against Great Britain? James Madison Thomas Jefferson George Washington Richard Henry Lee Benjamin Franklin
Answer: George Washington
According to the Great Compromise, where would tax bills originate? The Senate The executive The House of Representatives The judicial branch
Answer: House of Reps
The Bill of Rights now applies to the states because of the 14th Amendment. The process of using this amendment to apply these rights to the states is called__________________. Incorporation Due process Equal protection Privileges and immunities
Answer: Incorporation
The founding father who successfully mixed classical republicanism with democracy was: Thomas Jefferson George Washington Samuel Adams James Madison
Answer: James Madison
Which of the founders prepared the Virginia Plan in advance of the Constitutional Convention of 1787? John Hancock Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson George Washington James Madison
Answer: James Madison
What is the date that the president takes office? March 4 July 4 December 25 November 20 January 20
Answer: January 20
Which of the founding fathers defended the British soldiers accused of murder in previously mentioned "massacre"? John Adams John Hancock Samuel Adams Patrick Henry Paul Revere
Answer: John Adams
Who is the current leader of the House? Dennis Hastert Nancy Pelosi Newt Gingrich John Boehner
Answer: John Boehner
Which of the founding fathers was a wealthy, well respected businessman who was known as the "most eligible bachelor in the colonies"? John Adams Samuel Adams Patrick Henry Paul Revere John Hancock
Answer: John Hancock
In April of 1775, General Thomas Gage was charged with crushing the American rebellion once and for all. He was sent to arrest: John Hancock and Samuel Adams John Hancock and John Adams John Adams and Patrick Henry John Adams and Samuel Adams John Hancock and George Washington
Answer: John Hancock and Sam Adams
Who is the head of the federal judiciary today? Joe Biden Barack Obama Antonin Scalia John Roberts
Answer: John Roberts (Chief Justice of the United States)
Which of the three branches "interprets the law"? Legislative Executive Judicial
Answer: Judicial
Which of the three branches has the final say on what is or is not constitutional? Legislative Executive Judicial
Answer: Judicial
Which of the three branches is not elected (directly or indirectly) by the people? Legislative Executive Judicial
Answer: Judicial
Which of the following are the senators from Illinois Mark Kirk and Dick Durbin Mark Kirk and Don Manzullo Dick Durbin and Don Manzullo Mark Kirk and Bill Foster Dick Durbin and Bill Foster
Answer: Kirk and Durbin
Which branch controls the monies paid to support the armed forces? Legislative Executive Judicial
Answer: Legislative
Which of the three branches "lays taxes"? Legislative Executive Judicial
Answer: Legislative
Which of the three branches coins money? Legislative Executive Judicial
Answer: Legislative
Which of the three branches declares war? Legislative Executive Judicial
Answer: Legislative
Which of the three branches was in charge of setting up the District of Columbia? Legislative Executive Judicial
Answer: Legislative
Locke asked himself, "What are the things that all people always need and seek no matter what they believe no matter when or where they live?"
Answer: Life, liberty and property
Not all of the colonists enjoyed basic rights. Three of the four groups listed here were not guaranteed rights. . .who WAS? Slaves Women Male protestants Indentured servants
Answer: Male Protestants
Which of the following was NOT a part of classical republicanism: Moral education Natural rights Civic virtue Small, uniform communities
Answer: Natural rights
The conspiracy surrounding Armstrong's letter is today called the Trenton Conspiracy Newburg Conspiracy Rochester Conspiracy Mendham Conspiracy
Answer: Newburg Conspiracy
To ratify the Constitution, how many of the original 13 states had to approve the document? 5 7 9 11 All 13
Answer: Nine
Which founding father said "give me liberty or give me death"? John Adams John Hancock Samuel Adams Patrick Henry Paul Revere
Answer: Patrick Henry
Which of the founders raged against the Constitution, even before he finished reading it? Samuel Adams Thomas Jefferson Patrick Henry James Madison
Answer: Patrick Henry
Which of the following historical figures drew a famous picture of the "massacre" from the previous question that made the victims look helpless and the British like a heartless firing squad? John Adams John Hancock Samuel Adams Patrick Henry Paul Revere
Answer: Paul Revere
Which of these men rode to warn these two men of the approaching British troops? John Adams John Hancock Samuel Adams Patrick Henry Paul Revere
Answer: Paul Revere
In 1783, Major John Armstrong wrote a letter arguing that soldiers in the Continental Army should march on Philadelphia to force Congress to pay the soldiers the money they were owed move the federal capital to New York replace George Washington as commander of the army end the Revolutionary War
Answer: Pay the soldiers the money they were owed
The Preamble of the Constitution starts with the phrase "We the ________________." People American Union States Citizens
Answer: People
Amendment 24 bans taxes that people would have to pay at the ballot box before they could actually vote. These taxes are called: Ballot taxes Electoral taxes Poll taxes Voter taxes
Answer: Poll taxes
When a president dies in office, the vice president becomes president. How is a new vice president chosen? Nominated by Congress, approved by the president Nominated by the president, approved by Congress Nominated by the president, approved by a popular election Nominated by Congress, approved by popular election
Answer: President nominates, Congress approves
For Locke, government exists so it can: Protect citizens from invasions by foreign lands Provide citizens with services that are needed Absorb the wealth and power of other nations Protect the rights of citizens
Answer: Protect the rights of citizens
The Third Amendment bans what practice? Quartering of troops Trying people twice for the same crime Holding people without charges Cruel and unusual punishments Unreasonable searches and seizures
Answer: Quartering of troops
Who is the current representative from the Illinois 14th District (which is most of Huntley/LITH/Algonquin)? Adam Kinzinger Tammy Duckworth Randy Hultgren Bill Foster
Answer: Randy Hultgren
The mix of classical republicanism with democracy is called: Oligarchy Representative democracy Classical democracy A neo-republic
Answer: Representative democracy
The founders looked to the government of ancient Rome for inspiration in setting up the US government. Rome functioned under a: Monarchy Democracy Oligarchy Republic
Answer: Republic
Locke believed that people had the right to remove a government from power if it was not serving the purposes for which it was established. He called this the right of: Voting Revolution Republicanism Social contract
Answer: Revolution
Which state didn't send any delegates to the Constitutional Convention? New York New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island
Answer: Rhode Island
Which of the founding fathers was the first to propose independence, on June 7, 1776? James Madison Richard Henry Lee George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin
Answer: Richard Henry Lee
This founding father was one of the first to protest British taxation and further British rule. He was a writer who was known for wearing a rumpled red suit. John Adams John Hancock Samuel Adams Patrick Henry Paul Revere
Answer: Samuel Adams
Where is the right to bear arms in the Bill of Rights? First Amendment Second Amendment Third Amendment Fourth Amendment Fifth Amendment
Answer: Second Amendment
The Quartering Act of 1765 required colonists to: Pay further taxes to the crown Shelter British troops in their homes. Allow searches of their homes without search warrants. Register all weapons with local British authorities.
Answer: Shelter British troops in their homes.
The Eighth Amendment protects criminal suspects from all of the following BUT: Excessive fines Cruel and unusual punishments Slow trials that go on far too long Excessive bail
Answer: Slow trials (6A)
In the presidential line of succession, who is after the vice president? The president pro tempore The secretary of state The speaker of the House The secretary of defense
Answer: Speaker of the House
Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government had the right to do all of the following BUT: Declare war Make treaties Tax the states Conduct foreign affairs
Answer: Tax the states (had to ask for money).
Shay's Rebellion was an uprising over what issue? Taxes and debt Slavery Land prices being too high Unfair trade agreements between the states and Great Britain
Answer: Taxes/debt.
To respond to the colonists protests over taxes, the British backed off. . .but there was still one product that they taxed, irritating the colonists to no end. What product did they continue to tax? Spice Wood Tea Rum
Answer: Tea
Which amendment in the Bill of Rights protects the powers of the states, saying that the states retain all powers not listed in the Constitution? First Fourth Eighth Tenth
Answer: Tenth
Which document, passed soon after the Glorious Revolution of 1688, gave freedom of worship to Protestant dissenters in Britain? the Petition of Right the English Bill of Rights the Act of Toleration the Manga Carta
Answer: The Act of Toleration
According to the Constitution, the President is chosen by The people (direct election) The Electoral college The legislatures of the states Congress
Answer: The Electoral College
A series of essay was written by James Madison and Alexander Hamilton supporting the new federal Constitution. What were those essays called? The Federalist Papers The Constitutional Papers The Unionist papers The Proto-American papers
Answer: The Federalist Papers
War fought between Britain and France from 1754-63 over colonial possessions in North America. The war debt run up by the British was passed on to the colonies through various taxes. The Canadian/British Wars The French and Indian War The French/British Conflict The Quebec Wars
Answer: The French and Indian War
If no candidate gets a majority of electoral votes, who gets to choose the president? The people (there's a second election) House of Representatives Senate The state legislatures
Answer: The House of Reps
The first great landmark document of British constitutionalism and one of the great charters of human liberty was signed by King John in 1215. What was the name of this document? the Petition of Right the English Bill of Rights the Act of Toleration the Manga Carta
Answer: The Magna Carta
The plan that was proposed by the smaller states to counter the Virginia Plan was called: The New Hampshire Plan The Rhode Island Plan The New Jersey Plan The Massachusetts Plan
Answer: The New Jersey Plan
Who is the leader of the House of Representatives? The Governor of the Hose The Speaker of the House The President of the House The President Pro Tempore
Answer: The Speaker of the House
This law required all legal documents, permits and contracts to carry a tax stamp. It was part of the economic program meant to raise money for Britain to fight the war mentioned in the previous question: The Stamp Act Established Documents Act Evidentiary Act Parlimentarian Stamp Act
Answer: The Stamp Act
What is the title of the person who is the "president of the senate"? The Speaker of the Senate The Vice President The President Pro Tempore The Governor of the Senate
Answer: The Vice President
The colonial governments adopted all but the following ideas of government: Fundamental rights The divine right of kings The rule of law The separation of powers
Answer: The divine right of kings
The English Bill of Rights includes many ideas about rights and government that were later included in our Bill of Rights. Which of the following ideas is NOT mentioned in the English Bill of Rights? the right to trial by jury a ban on cruel and unusual punishments the right to bear arms the freedom of the press
Answer: The freedom of the press.
John Locke believed that there were rules in a state of nature. He called those rules: The law of nature The rights and beliefs of humanity Laws of the republic Democratic ideals
Answer: The law of nature
The Great (or Connecticut) Compromise had to do with The way the executive would be chosen The number of representatives each state would get in the Congress How new states would enter the union Where the federal capital would be built
Answer: The number of reps in Congress
A democracy is literally a government by and for God The people The few The one
Answer: The people
According to Locke, a legitimate government cannot exist until: A leader has enough power to make others obey The Supreme Being has chosen a leader. The people have given their consent to it. Aliens come to crown a king.
Answer: The people have given their consent to it
Which of the following was NOT true of the Virginia Plan? The legislature would choose members of the judicial branch The people would be able to elect the executive The legislature would be able to make laws to regulate trade between the states The legislature could call the armed forces against the states
Answer: The people would be able to elect the executive
The smaller states were nervous about the Virginia Plan. . .what is the main reason for their nervousness? They were not allowed to break away from the union, which many of the smaller states were thinking about The plan gave more representatives in Congress to the larger states, so they would have little power They would shoulder most of the tax burden compared with the larger states. The executive would come from the larger states no matter what, taking away much of their power
Answer: The plan gave more reps in Congress to larger states
Which of the following was NOT true of this plan from the smaller states? The smaller states would have far less representatives than the larger states The members of the judicial branch would be chosen by the executive. The plan added more powers to Congress than the Articles of Confederation The executive branch members would be chosen by Congress
Answer: The smaller states would have far less reps
Article IV deals with relations between: The federal government and the states The federal government and foreign powers The branches of the federal government The states
Answer: The states
Power in the colonial governments was limited; different branches could not act without the permission of other branches. This is called: Separation of powers The system of checks and balances Representative government The rule of law
Answer: The system of checks and balances
Who was the primary draftsman (writer) of the Declaration of Independence? James Madison George Washington Thomas Jefferson Richard Henry Lee Benjamin Franklin
Answer: Thomas Jefferson
The founders believed that limited government was better than unlimited government True False
Answer: True
True or False: Abraham Lincoln supported a constitutional amendment that would have forbid Congress from abolishing slavery. True False
Answer: True
True or false: Alexander Hamilton shocked delegates at the convention by suggesting that the executive should rule for life and be much like a king.
Answer: True
True or false: The English colonists adopted English ideas of good government, but also adapted and developed new ideas in their colonial governments. True False
Answer: True
True or false: The Virginia Plan also called for two houses of the federal legislature: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Answer: True
True or false: The Virginia Plan called for three branches of government: legislative, executive and judicial.
Answer: True
True or false: The founders ended up keeping more of the Virginia Plan than its rival plan from the smaller states.
Answer: True
True or false: Every person accused of a criminal act must be given an attorney (according to one of the amendments in the Bill of Rights). True False
Answer: True (6A)
True or false: Any changes to the Articles of Confederation had to be approved by all of the states (thus making it nearly impossible to make any changes).
Answer: True.
True or false: Under the Articles of Confederation, every single state had the same number of votes in Congress.
Answer: True.
True or false: Under the Articles of Confederation, states did NOT have to listen to the opinions of the legislature. . .so their (the legislature's) decisions were just advisory.
Answer: True.
The 22nd Amendment limited the terms a president can serve. How many full terms can a president serve? 2 3 4 5
Answer: Two
How is the number of senators from a particular state determined? Every state gets one senator Every state gets two senators By population By geographic size of the state itself
Answer: Two per state.
The Sixth Amendment has many rights of people accused of crimes. Which of the following is NOT one of the rights listed in this amendment? The right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures The right to a speedy trial The right to a trial by jury The right to an attorney
Answer: Unreasonable searches and seizures
The Fourth Amendment bans what practice? Quartering of troops Trying people twice for the same crime Holding people without charges Cruel and unusual punishments Unreasonable searches and seizures
Answer: Unreasonable searches/seizures
The president has the right to say "no" to a bill passed by both houses of Congress. This is called a Veto Prohibition Interdiction Nay
Answer: Veto
By the time America declared its independence, which of the following had they not experienced? Self-government War with a foreign power Strong representative government Written guarantees of rights
Answer: War with a foreign power
Who served as the president of the Constitutional Convention? James Madison Alexander Hamilton George Washington Thomas Jefferson
Answer: Washington
The American colonists felt that they could not be taxed: At all. They felt that taxes were always unfair. Unfairly. The felt that the taxes they paid were far more than other colonies paid. Without representation. They were angry that the taxes were levied by a foreign power without them having a say in the matter. To pay for wars. Americans were pacifists.
Answer: Without representation.
According to the text, traits of personality and character that all human beings have in common is/are called: Human qualities Personality Human nature Rights
Answer: human nature
Explain why the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution (5 sentences minimum).
Articles of Confederation: Weak government. Constitution: Strong! (1) Many new powers, (2) two new branches, (3) supremacy clause. States feared the federal government would become too powerful. When asked to ratify the Constitution, some states demanded guarantee of rights, a list of freedoms that the new national government would not touch. Madison agreed to work on this to get needed states on board. Protects citizens from power of FEDERAL ("Congress"...) government (not the states).
Explain (1) what the Articles of Confederation is and (2) why it failed (at least five sentences).
Articles were (1) first national government; (2) loose "confederation" (league of friendship); (3) weak setup, basing its power on state govts; (4) had only three powers (treaties, foreign affairs, war); (5) only one branch (Continental Congress). Failed: (1) No power of the purse; (2) Changes had to be unanimous; (3) No president; (4) Decisions advisory (states could say no); (5) 9 of 13 states had to agree to make decisions (but some states would not come, making it tough to do business.
Comptroller:
Chief fiscal officer for Illinois. Reviews all bills and payments, pays the state's bills, keeps records, and helps set financial policies for the state (Leslie Geissler Munger, 2015).
Attorney General:
Chief legal officer of Illinois. Represents state, state agencies, state officials in court. Chief law enforcement officer in IL. Coordinates crime fighting activities with state, county, and local authorities (Lisa Madigan, 2003).
Hang a flag from a pole?
Fly with union at the peak.
What is the legislature in the Illinois government also known as?
General Assembly
Half Staff
Half staff: Traditional. Done as a symbol of mourning, distress, respect. Symbolism: Flag of death at the top. Flying a flag at half staff? Hoist all the way up, lower to half staff. Who can call for this? (1) President (US Govt, governors, foreign dignitaries, officials), (2) Governor (for state officials/members of armed services, not celebrities (Whitney Houston)), (3) Mayor of DC (same as governors).
il senator
Head of the executive branch: Governor. Term: 4 years. Veto power different? Reduce items of appropriation bills (bills that spend money). Can eliminate certain items from the bill but approve the rest of the bill. Governor now? Bruce Rauner (2015).
What are the two houses in Illinois?
House/senate
UN?
In alphabetical order.
Who of the following is NOT a justice on the Supreme Court? (a); Clarence Thomas; b) Ruth Bader Ginsburg; (c) Anthony Kennedy; (d) John Boehner.
John Boehner (he's the Speaker of the House)
Current Illinois Senator I:
Karen McConnaughay(33rd, 2013-)
Secretary of State:
Keeps official records of the Gen. Assembly and executive branch. Licenses drivers and keeps drivers' records, issues vehicle license plates and titles, registers corporations (Jesse White, 1998).
What is the term of a Supreme Court justice? (a) 5 years; (b) 10 years; (c) 15 years; (d) 20 years; (e) life.
Life
Lieutenant Governor:
Like VP of US. Performs duties assigned by Governor. If governor dies or is unable to serve, LG becomes governor (Evelyn Sanguinetti, 2015).
Main points: Declaration of Ind.
Men have natural rights (life, liberty, pursuit of happiness). Governments (formed by the consent of the people) are in place to protect these rights. If the government doesn't protect these rights, people have a right to dissolve it. After this, long list of grievances against King George III. Because of this, these colonies ought to be free/independent states.
Carried in a procession with other flags?
On the marching right or, if there is a line of other flags, in front of the center of that line.
Display with another flag against a wall:
On the viewer's left, staff in front of other flag.
Current IL Senator II:
Pamela Althoff (32nd Senate District, 2004-). Jack Franks (63rd, 1999), Barbara Wheeler (64th, 2013-).
Flying the US flag with the flags of other nations?
Separate staffs, same height, equal size. No one over another.
What is the term for the Senators in IL
Staggered: 4-4-2, 4-2-4, 2-4-4. (No term limits = big issue in IL today)
Current Illinois Reps in District 33:
Steve Andersson (65th, 2015-); Michael Tryon (66th, 2005-).
Illinois Court System:
Three levels: Supreme Court, Appellate Courts, Trial/Circuit Courts. Justices on ILSC: 7 Term of an ILSC justice: 10 years. Current chief? Rita Garman, 2013.
US flag with another state flag on the same pole?
US flag at the peak.
Flag draped on a casket:
Union at the head, over the left shoulder.
Against a wall?
Union on the left always (see below).
What does Article I forbid?
discrimination on the basis of sex or mental/physical handicap, a statement not found in the US Constitution
Article 1 in the Illinois Constitution is also known as what?
the bill of rights
How many branches does the Illinois government have? Which branches?
three branches: legislative, executive, judicial
