Units 25,26,27,28 Review

If the Governor doesn't act on a bill within 60 days it automatically becomes a law

States may make treaties

Bills must be read on three different days (by title) before a final vote

Both the IL constitution and the US constitution have a Bill of Rights

Governor Eward Coles worked to keep Illinois a free state

First Governor IL

An amendment to the state constitution may be proposed in either house of the General Assembly

No bill can pass the Senate or the House except by a three-fifths vote

The General Assembly can call for a convention only with the voters' OK

Starts impeachment proceedings

The Speaker is the chief officer

IL became a state in 1813

Must be at least 21 years old, live in the district for 2 years and be a U.S. citizen

Both the Illinois government and the U. S. government have three branches

The Illinois Constitution helps establish federal laws and treaties

Who was the president of the IL Constitutional Convention in 1970

Illinois has had three capitals

Illinois has had five constitutions.

Each house must have the approval of the other to adjourn

The first capital of Illinois was Kaskaskia

Both the Senate and the house are elected by the people

Approves appointments of the Governor

Voters must approve changes to the state constitution

Foreign affairs is the duty of state government

Invented the Prairie Plow

The governor has 30 days to consider a bill