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| What are the qualifications for being a judge? |
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| You must be a US citizen, licensed attorney of IL, live in the district you represent, and cannot have another job at the same time. |
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| What are the three different courts? |
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| Circuit, Appellate, and Supreme |
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| How many Supreme Court justices are there? |
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| What is the main function of the legislative branch? |
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| What two houses make up the General Assembly? |
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| The Senate and House of Representatives |
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| How man members are in the General Assembly? |
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| How many Senators are there? |
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| How many Representatives are there? |
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| It is a majority of the General Assembly members. |
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| Who is Ingleside's representative? What is s/he's political party? |
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| Who is Ingleside's senator? What is s/he's political party? |
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| How many years are in a senator's term? |
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| Is there a limit on the number of times a senator can be re-elected? |
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| What is the name and title of the person who presides over the Senate? What is their political party? |
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| President of the Senate- John Cullerton (D) |
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| How many years are there in a term for a representative? |
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| Is there a limit on the amount of times a representative can be re-elected? |
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| What is the name and title of the person who is in charge of the House of Representatives? What is their political party? |
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| Speaker of the House- Michael Madigan (D) |
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| What are the qualifications for being a governor? |
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| You have to be at least 25 years old, an IL resident for 3 years, and a US citizen. |
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| How many years are there in a term for a governor? |
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| When is the general election day? |
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| It is the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November. |
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| Who is our current governor? What is their political party? |
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| Who is our current Lt. Governor? What is their political party? |
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| What are the three types of vetoes? |
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| Vetoes: Regular, line, and amendatory |
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| What does the Attorney General do? |
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| They are the legal officer of the state? |
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| Who is our Attorney General? What is their political party? |
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| Who is the keeper of the Great Seal? |
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| What does the comptroller do? |
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| They maintain the state's money. |
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| Who is Illinois' comptroller? What is their political party? |
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| What does the treasurer do? |
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| They maintain the investments of the state. |
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| Who is our treasurer? What is their political party? |
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| Do the Governor and Lt. Governor run on the same ticket? |
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| Starting the next election, yes. |
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| Where is our county seat? |
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| Name five large companies in Illinois. |
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| Abbot Labs, Baxter, Caterpillar, John Deere, and Sara Lee. |
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| What are the eligibility requirements for voting in Illinois? |
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| You must be at least 18 years old, a citizen, a resident of the district for at least 30 days, and registered to vote at least 28 days before the election. |
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| A primary is an election in which political party members select their candidates. |
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| Can a person in jail vote? |
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| No, but their right to will be reinstated once they are released. |
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| What is a referendum? Give an example. |
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| A referendum is where voters are asked to vote on public issues (i.e. property tax increase for schools). |
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| Can a member of the General Assembly be arrested for a minor offense while the General Assembly is in session? |
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| How soon must a bill that has passed in the General Assembly be sent to the governor for action? |
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| What happens if the governor does not act on the passed bill after 60 days? |
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| If the governor vetoes a bill, does it automatically die? |
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| No; it goes back to the General Assembly for a re-vote. |
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| Lobbies are special interest groups looking to influence lawmakers. |
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| What are some restrictions on members of the General Assembly? |
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| They cannot hold another state job, they must file a statement of economic interests, and cannot adjourn their session without the approval of the other house. |
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| How many articles are there? |
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| Who is our Secretary of State? What is their political party? |
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| Who is in charge of the DMV? |
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| Who is the mayor of Fox Lake? |
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| Secretary of State- Jesse White |
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| Ingleside's Representative- Barbara Wheeler |
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| Treasurer- Dan Rutherford |
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| Mayor of Fox Lake- Donny Schmit |
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| President of the Senate- John Cullerton |
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| Comptroller- Judy Baar Topinka |
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| Attorney General- Lisa Madigan |
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| Speaker of the House- Michael Madigan |
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| Ingleside's Senator- Pamela Althoff |
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| Lt. Governor- Sheila Simon |
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