ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION TEST STUDY
GUIDE
True or False: Illinois has 4 constitutions - Correct Answers -true
True or False: Illinois became a state in 1815 - Correct Answers -False, 1818
What was the last great uprising in Illinois? - Correct Answers -the Blackhawk War
How many capitols has IL had? - Correct Answers -3
Who worked to keep Illinois a free state? - Correct Answers -Governor Edward Coles
Do both the Illinois Constitution and the United States Constitution have bills of rights? -
Correct Answers –Yes
What types of elections are there in Illinois? - Correct Answers -primary, general,
judicial, township, municipal, school, village, park district
When is the next general election in Illinois? - Correct Answers -2024
When is the next presidential election? - Correct Answers -2024
how many branches of government does Illinois have? - Correct Answers -3
True or False: Foreign affairs is the duty of the state government - Correct Answers -
false
what is the capitol of Illinois? - Correct Answers -Springfield
True or False: States can make treaties - Correct Answers -False
What did John Deere invent? - Correct Answers -steel plow
Who was Shadrach Bond? - Correct Answers -first governor of Illinois
, Who was Samuel Witwer? - Correct Answers -President of Constitutional Convention in
1970
Who was George R. Clark? - Correct Answers -He helped defeat British Rule
Who was Abraham Lincoln? - Correct Answers -first republican president
Which article covers the Governer? - Correct Answers -article 5
Which article covers Jury Trial? - Correct Answers -article 1
Which article covers religious freedom? - Correct Answers -article 1
Which article covers the judicial system? - Correct Answers -article 6
Which article covers access for people with disabilities? - Correct Answers -Article 1
Which article covers Revisions for the Constitution? - Correct Answers -Article 14
Which article covers voting Qualifications? - Correct Answers -Article 3
Which article covers local government rules? - Correct Answers -article 7
Which article covers public highschools? - Correct Answers -Article 10
Which article covers property taxes? - Correct Answers -Article 8
True or False: voters must approve changes in the state constitution - Correct Answers
-true
True or False: The general assembly can call for a convention only with the voters
approval - Correct Answers -true
True or False: six amendments at a time can be presented to voters - Correct Answers -
false
True or False: an amendment to the state constitution may be proposed in either hous
or legislature. - Correct Answers -true
True or False: The Illinois constitution helps establish federal laws and treaties - Correct
Answers -false
True or False: State constitutions are always shorter in length and always contain fewer
details than the U.S. constitution - Correct Answers -False
GUIDE
True or False: Illinois has 4 constitutions - Correct Answers -true
True or False: Illinois became a state in 1815 - Correct Answers -False, 1818
What was the last great uprising in Illinois? - Correct Answers -the Blackhawk War
How many capitols has IL had? - Correct Answers -3
Who worked to keep Illinois a free state? - Correct Answers -Governor Edward Coles
Do both the Illinois Constitution and the United States Constitution have bills of rights? -
Correct Answers –Yes
What types of elections are there in Illinois? - Correct Answers -primary, general,
judicial, township, municipal, school, village, park district
When is the next general election in Illinois? - Correct Answers -2024
When is the next presidential election? - Correct Answers -2024
how many branches of government does Illinois have? - Correct Answers -3
True or False: Foreign affairs is the duty of the state government - Correct Answers -
false
what is the capitol of Illinois? - Correct Answers -Springfield
True or False: States can make treaties - Correct Answers -False
What did John Deere invent? - Correct Answers -steel plow
Who was Shadrach Bond? - Correct Answers -first governor of Illinois
, Who was Samuel Witwer? - Correct Answers -President of Constitutional Convention in
1970
Who was George R. Clark? - Correct Answers -He helped defeat British Rule
Who was Abraham Lincoln? - Correct Answers -first republican president
Which article covers the Governer? - Correct Answers -article 5
Which article covers Jury Trial? - Correct Answers -article 1
Which article covers religious freedom? - Correct Answers -article 1
Which article covers the judicial system? - Correct Answers -article 6
Which article covers access for people with disabilities? - Correct Answers -Article 1
Which article covers Revisions for the Constitution? - Correct Answers -Article 14
Which article covers voting Qualifications? - Correct Answers -Article 3
Which article covers local government rules? - Correct Answers -article 7
Which article covers public highschools? - Correct Answers -Article 10
Which article covers property taxes? - Correct Answers -Article 8
True or False: voters must approve changes in the state constitution - Correct Answers
-true
True or False: The general assembly can call for a convention only with the voters
approval - Correct Answers -true
True or False: six amendments at a time can be presented to voters - Correct Answers -
false
True or False: an amendment to the state constitution may be proposed in either hous
or legislature. - Correct Answers -true
True or False: The Illinois constitution helps establish federal laws and treaties - Correct
Answers -false
True or False: State constitutions are always shorter in length and always contain fewer
details than the U.S. constitution - Correct Answers -False
