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Confidential to Last Year's 7th Grade . . . GREAT Job on the Social Studies
SAT !
Keep up the good word in 8th. Here's a little help - a new Peel Gif (P.roactive
E.ngaged E.lectronic L.earning Gif) on the ILLINOIS Constitution. Shhh . . .
don't tell Mr. Crockett!
P.roactive E.ngaged
E.lectronic L.earning GIF
Directions: Look carefully at the animated gif above and answer the questions
below.
1. Illinois has had four Constitutions, ________ (year), ________ (year),
________ (year), and ________ (year).
2. The Preamble lists the _____________ for our constitution.
3. Article I of the Illinois Constitution is the _________ ___
____________.
4. Article II lists the ___________ ____ _____ _____________.
5. Article III tells about __________________ and _________________.
6. Article IV talks about our Legislative Branch, which is called the
_______________ ________________.
7. Representatives must be at least ____ years old, a Citizen, and Live in the
District ____ years.
8. Representatives serve a ____ year term.
9.The head of the House of Representatives is the ____________________.
10. Senators must be at least ____ years old, a Citizen, and live in the
district from which they are elected for ____ years.
11. Senators serve a ____ year term.
12. There are ___ (number) state representatives and ___ (number) state senators
in the General Assembly.
13. The head of the Senate is the ____________________.
14. The Executive Branch ____________ laws.
15. The Governor must be at least ____ years old, a Citizen, and have lived in
the state at least ___ years.
16. The Governor serves a ____ year term and can be reelected.
17. The Judicial Branch ____________ laws.
18. The term of office for an Illinois Supreme Court Judge is ____ years.
19. Qualifications for Supreme Court Judges - a citizen, licensed ____________,
and live in the district.
20. Amendments to the Illinois Constitution must be proposed by ____ (fraction)
of the General Assembly and approved by the _____________.
21. The Governor has a regular veto, a item or reduction veto, and an
______________________ veto.
22. The General Assembly can override a veto by _____ (fraction) vote.
23. In order to vote in Illinois you must be at least ____ years old, a citizen,
live in the district ____ days, and register to vote at least ____ days before
the election.
24. The ____ ________________ does jobs assigned by the Governor.
25. The ________________ of _____________ keeps the official records, The
_____________ ________________ is the chief legal officer, The
C_______________ handles the fiscal accounts, and the T______________ invests
state money.
Be sure to go to Mr. Peel's
www.HistoryClassroom.com for the
UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION review when you study it later this year!
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