Illinois web quest.doc
Illinois Web Quest
1.) Name the people that currently hold the following offices?
Governor
Lt. Governor
Secretary of State
Attorney General
Comptroller
Treasurer
2.) What is the number of Senators in the Illinois Senate?
3.) What is the number of representatives in the Illinois House?
4.) How many members are there in the General Assembly?
5.) Who is the President of the Illinois Senate?
6.) Who is the Speaker of the Illinois House?
7.) Who discovered the area known as Illinois?
8.) When did Illinois become a state?
9.) What cities have been the capitals of Illinois?
10.) What is the state tree?
11.) What is the state bird?
12.) What is the state dance?
13.) What is the state nickname?
14.) What is the state slogan?
15.) How many counties are there in Illinois?
16.) Which States border Illinois?
17.) What is the population of Illinois?
18.) What is the lowest point in Illinois?
19.) What is the highest point in Illinois?
20.) What is the oldest town in Illinois?
21.) Name a European Country that once owned Illinois
State Constitution
2.) How many articles make up the Illinois Constitution?
Preamble
23.) What are the ten goals of the Illinois Constitution?
Article I:
24.) How many rights are listed here compared to the US Constitution?
25.) What are some rights of victims in Illinois?
26.) Can you be imprisoned for debt?
27.) What does the constitution say about discrimination based on sex?
28.) How is the right to bear arms different in the Illinois Constitution compared to the US Constitution?
Article II:
29.) How many branches does the Illinois government have? What are they?
Article III:
30.) What are qualifications for voting in Illinois?
31.) How is the right to vote lost in Illinois?
32.) When are general elections held?
Article IV:
33.) What are the term lengths for the three groups of senators?
34.) What is the term of a member of the House of Representatives?
35.) What are the qualifications for a member of the General Assembly?
36.) When does re-districting occur?
37.) What makes a quorum?
38.) How can representatives be expelled from office?
Article V:
39.) What are the six executive offices?
40.) What is the term for these officers?
41.) What are the requirements for holding office for these officers?
42.) How is an election tie settled?
43.) What is the line of succession to the Governor's office?
44.) How are other offices/vacancies filled?
45.) What power does the governor hold?
46.) On what grounds may the governor remove a person from office?
47.) What are the duties of the following offices?
Lt. Governor:
Secretary of State:
Attorney General:
Comptroller:
Treasurer:
Article VI:
48.) Where is judicial power vested (held)?
49.) What is the number of judicial districts?
50.) Where is the first judicial district?
51.) How many judges make up the Supreme Court?
52.) Where and how are Supreme Court Justices chosen?
53.) What are the three areas of jurisdiction of the Supreme Court?
54.) Summarize the jurisdiction of the appellate court?
55.) What is the term of office for:
Supreme Court Justice:
Appellate Judge:
Circuit Court Judge:
Associate Judge:
56.) How is one eligible to be a judge in Illinois?
57.) What are judges not allowed to do?
Article VII:
58.) What does municipalities mean?
59.) What does unit of local government mean?
60.) What are considered home rule units?
61.) What is home rule?
Article VIII:
62.) Who prepares the state budget?
63.) Can the General Assembly spend more than it has?
Article IX:
64.) Who raises revenue for the state?
Article X:
65.) How much can be charged for secondary education?
66.) Would a school voucher system that included private schools be constitutional in Illinois according to Article 10, section 3? Why or why not?
Article XI:
67.) What is the duty of each person in the state of Illinois?
Article XII:
68.) Who can be in the state Militia?
69.) Who is commander in chief of the Militia?
70.) Can a militia person be arrested?
Article XIII:
71.) Who cannot hold public office?
Article XIV:
72.) What are the two methods for calling a constitutional convention?
73.) What type of vote is needed in the general assembly to offer an amendment to the state constitution?
74.) Who ultimately ratifies the amendments?
75.) Who is on the Illinois Supreme Court?
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