Illinois Constitution Practice Test
Name:_________________________________________________________
Multiple Choice:
1. Illinois became a state in the year ___B_____
a. 1188
b. 1818
c. 1918
2. What was the first capital of Illinois? ___C_____
a. Vandalia
b. Springfield
c. Kaskaskia
3. The capital of Illinois today is ___C_____
a. Vandalia
b. Chicago
c. Springfield
4. To hold an executive office in Illinois, you must be at least ____A____ years old.
a. 25
b. 21
c. 30
6. To hold an executive office in Illinois, you also must have been a resident for at least
____B____ years.
a. 5
b. 3
c. 2
7. The Governor of the state has supreme executive power and must ___C_____ the law.
a. enforce
b. judge
c. execute
8. The Governor can grant ___A_____ .
a. pardons
b. roads
c. permission
9. The Governor must report on the ___B_____ of the State to the General Assembly.
a. rules
b. condition
c. officers
10. The Attorney General is the ____C____ officer of the state.
a. police
b. school
c. legal
11. Who maintains official records of the G.A. and has other duties such as overseeing the
DMV? _____C___
a. Attorney General
b. Comptroller
c. Secretary of State
12. Who maintains the state fiscal accounts? __B______
a. Treasurer
b. Comptroller
c. Secretary of State
13. The Treasurer is responsible for safekeeping and investing __A______ for the state.
a. money
b. jobs
c. schools
14. All executive officials hold office for a __C______ year term.
a. two
b. six
c. four
15. Any U.S. citizen who is __B______ and has lived in Illinois for 30 days can vote.
a. 21
b. 18
c. 25
16. You can not vote while you are in ___C_____
a. another state
b. a hospital
c. prison
17. The legislative branch of Illinois is also called the ___C_____
a. Congress
b. Supreme Court
c. General Assembly
18. The two parts of the General Assembly are the House of Representatives and ___A_____
a. Senate
b. Appellate
c. Congress
19. How many Senators does the state have in the General Assembly? _59_______
a. 59
b. 118
c. 50
20. How many Representatives are in the General Assembly? ___118_____
a. 59
b. 118
c. 50
21. To be in the Illinois General Assembly, you must be ___C_____ years old.
a. 22
b. 25
c. 21
22. Representatives in the General Assembly serve a ___A_____ year term.
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
23. The General Assembly shall convene each year on the second Wednesday of ___A_____
a. January
b. February
c. December
24. All sessions of the General Assembly must be open to the ___C______
a. schools
b. prisons
c. public
25. No bill shall pass in the General Assembly without a ___B_____ of the vote
a. minority
b. majority
c. dismissing
26. Every bill passed in the G.A. goes to the ___C_____ next.
a. president
b. judges
c. governor
27. If the Governor leaves a bill for ___A_____ days it will become law.
a. 60
b. 30
c. 10
28. If the Governor vetoes only a certain part of a bill, it is called a ____C____
a. fast veto
b. partial veto
c. line item veto
29. The highest level of court in Illinois is the __C______
a. Circuit Court
b. Appellate Court
c. Supreme Court
30. The level of court made of one or more counties is the _A_______
a. Circuit Court
b. Appellate Court
c. Supreme Court
31. Illinois is divided into ____B____ Judicial Districts.
a. 10
b. 5
c. 59
32. There is one Supreme Court and Appellate Court Judge selected from each ___C_____
a. county
b. municipality
c. district
33. The term of office for a Supreme or Appellate Court judge is __A______ years
a. 10
b. 5
c. life
34. The term of office for a Circuit Court judge is __A______ years.
a. 6
b. 10
c. 2
35.A city, village, or incorporated town is a __B______
a. county
b. municipality
c. region
36. County boundaries can change only by a county __C______
a. board
b. tax
c. referendum
37. A ___A_____ is elected to govern each county.
a. county board
b. county senator
c. county mayor
38. Public funds are to be used only for ___B_____ purposes.
a. school
b. public
c. road
39. The state is to provide for free, quality, public __A______
a. education
b. hospitals
c. lottery
40. All able bodied persons in the state can be called to serve as the state’s ___C_____
a. teachers
b. workers
c. militia
41. You cannot hold office in Illinois if you were ___B_____
a. married
b. convicted of a felony
c. a veteran
42. There are ___B______ amendments to the Illinois constitution.
a. 20
b. 10
c. 15
List the six executive offices of Illinois. If you give the person who is currently in that position,
you will receive extra credit.
Governor
Pat Quinn
___________________________________________________________________________
LT Governor
Sheila Simon
___________________________________________________________________________
Attorney General
Lisa Madigan
___________________________________________________________________________
Secretary of State
Jesse White
___________________________________________________________________________
Treasurer
Dan Rutherford
___________________________________________________________________________
Comptroller
Judy Baar Topinka
___________________________________________________________________________