A: B of R 1)         The first ten amendments to the US Constitution are the ___.                      
A: governor 2)         What person is the head of the Executive Branch of Illinois?                      
A: executive 3)         The ___ branch enforces laws.                      
A: vp 4)         If the Presidency becomes vacant, who takes over?                      
A: 2 5)         Each state has how many US Senators?                      
A: supreme 6)         The highest court at the state and federal level is the ___ court.                      
A: legislative 7)         What branch has the power of impeachment?                      
A: electoral college 8)         The president is actually elected by the ___.                      
A: impeachment 9)         ___ is the two step process to remove an elected official from office.                      
A: the 50 states 10)    The stars on the flag represent ___.                      
A: local 11)    County, municipality, and township are all types of ___ government.                      
A: circuit, appelate, supreme 12)    What are the three levels of Illinois courts?                      
A: veto 13)    A president or governor can ___ a bill thus sending it back to legislators.                      
A: general assembly 14)    The Illinois House and Senate together are known as the ___.                      
A: 10 15)    Illinois Supreme Court justices serve a ___ year term.                      
A: census 16)    A ___ must be taken every ten tears to assure accurate size of representative districts.                      
A: two 17)    The US and Illinois legislatures have how many parts or houses?                      
A: bill of rights 18)    The death penalty, discrimination, and voting rights are all mentioned in the Illinois Constitution’s ___.                      
A: mourning 19)    Why is the flag flown at half-staff?                      
A: income tax 20)    The Illinois Constitution’s revenue article allows the state to use a(n) ___ with a rate that stays the same for all taxpayers.                      
A: sec of state 21)    Who controls Illinois driver’s licenses and license plates?                      
A: congress 22)    Who makes federal laws?                      
A: life 23)    federal judges serve a ___ term.                      
A: senator 24)    What elected federal official has the longest term?                      
A: leg, exec, jud 25)    What are the three branches of the federal government?                      
A: revlolutionary 26)    The basic flag of the US was inspired and created during the ___ war.                      
A: voters vote on an issue 27)    What is a referendum in Illinois?                      
A: county 28)    In Illinois, every county must have a ___ board.                      
A: 6 29)    US Senators serve a term of ___ years.                      
A: 1 30)    In Illinois, how many senators come from each district?                      
A: speaker 31)    The person in charge of the US and Illinois House of Representatives is referred to as the ___.                      
A: voters 32)    How are judges in Illinois courts selected?                      
A: 13 original colonies 33)    The stripes on the flag represent ___.                      
A: comp, treas, sec of st, 34)    Who are the executive officers in Illinois?  
  gov, lt. Gov, att. Gen.                        
A: 18 35)    How old do you have to be to vote in Illinois?                      
A: population 36)    The number of US Representatives from each state is determined by ___.                      
A: congress 37)    Together the US House and US Senate are known as ___.                      
A: guarantee separate and 38)    What is the goal of the system of checks and balances in the federal government?  
balanced powers among  
  the 3 branches                        
A: US Constitution 39)    What is the supreme law of the land in the US?                      
A: 2 40)    How many terms can a US president serve?                      
A: judicial 41)    Which branch interprets the laws?                      
A: governor 42)    What person is head of the executive branch of the Illinois government?                      
A: let congress pass laws 43)    What is the purpose of the elastic clause?  
needed to carry out its'  
  powers                        
A: branches 44)    The basic plan to divide the power of the government into separate parts is reflected in the creation of three distinct ___.                      
A: b of r 45)    Basic freedoms of Americans are described in the ___.                      
A: makes 46)    The General Assembly ___ the laws of Illinois.                      
A: signed by pres 47)    For a federal bill to become law it must pass the US House and US Senate and then be ___ or passed with a veto override.                      
A: congress 48)    ___ can check on the power of the president by overriding a veto.                      
A: house of reps 49)    What body of the federal government has the largest number of elected officials?                      
A: US Constitution 50)    Amendments can be used to change the ___.                      
A: pardon 51)    When a president or governor ends the imprisonment of somebody.