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ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION
Governor
• Pat Quinn (Democrat)• Chief Executive• Appoints key administrators• Proposes budget yearly• Grants reprieves and pardons• Fills vacancies in executive offices
Powers of Governor
• Call out the National Guard• Call special sessions of the General
Assembly• Issue Executive Orders
Powers of the Governor
• Make addresses to set state policy– State of the state speech– Budget address
Powers of the Governor
Veto Bills
Total Veto Line-Item Veto Reduction Veto Amendatory Veto
Lieutenant Governor
• ?????(Democrat)• Successor to the Governor• Responsible for various administrative
assignments
Attorney General
• Lisa Madigan (Democrat)• Chief law enforcement officer for the state• Chief legal officer
Secretary of State
• Jesse White (Democrat)• Issues vehicle license plates and titles• Issues drivers licenses and maintains
records• Registers corporations
Comptroller
• Daniel Hynes (Democrat)• Chief fiscal officer• Manages transactions made within the
budget
Treasurer
• Alexi Giannoulias (Democrat)• State’s banker
General AssemblyILL House ILL Senate U.S. House U.S. Senate
Age Requirement 21 21 25 30
Residency Requirement 2 years 2 years State they
RepresentState they represent
Citizenship At time of election
At time of election 7 years 9 years
Term of office
2 years118 members
Staggered 4-2-459 Members
2 years 6 years
LeaderSpeaker elected by house vote
President elected by senate vote
Speaker elected by house vote
Vice pres. empowered by U.S. Const
Illinois Court System
Supreme Court
Appellate Court
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
• Seven justices• Elected by the voters• Ten year terms
Appellate Court
• Five districts• Three justices hear each appellate case• Elected by voters• Ten year terms
Circuit Court
• Twenty-one courts• Types
– Felony, Misdemeanor, Small Claims, Family, Juvenile and other courts
• Judges elected by voters• Six year terms• Associate judges appointed by circuit
judges for four year term