State of Illinois GovernmentGovernor Rod Blagojevich (D)Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn (D)Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D)Secretary of State Jesse White (D)Comptroller Daniel W Hynes (D)Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka (R)

IL Senate President Emil Jones, Jr. (D-Chicago)IL Senate Minority Leader Frank C. Watson (R-51st)IL Speaker of the House Michael Madigan (D-Chicago)IL House Minority Leader Tom Cross (R-84th)

President George W BushVice-President Richard CheneySecretary of Agriculture Mike JohannsSecretary of Commerce Carlos GutierrezSecretary of Defense Donald RumsfeldSecretary of Education Margaret SpellingsSecretary of Energy Samuel W. BodmanSecretary of Health & Human Services Michael O. LeavittSecretary of Homeland Security Michael ChertoffSecretary of Housing and Urban Develop. Alphonso JacksonSecretary of the Interior Gale NortonSecretary of Justice General Alberto GonzalesSecretary of Labor Elaine ChaoSecretary of State Condoleeza RiceSecretary of Transportation Norman MinetaSecretary of the Treasury John SnowSecretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson

United States Executive

John Roberts David Hackett StouterJohn Paul Stevens Clarence Thomas

Sandra Day O'Connor Ruth Bader GinsburgAntonin Scalia Stephen G. Breyer

Anthony M. Kennedy

US Supreme Court

United States Congress US SenateIllinois representation: Dick Durbin (D) '08

Barack Obama (D) '10President Pro Tempore Ted Stevens (R-AK)Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN)Majority Whip Mitch McConnell (R-KY)Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL)

US House of RepresentativesIL has: 19Total: 438Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL)Majority Leader Roy Blunt (R-MO) interim

Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO)Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD)

Constitutional Amendments1. (1791) Freedom of religion,

speech, press, peaceable assembly, petition government.

2. (1791) right to bear arms/weapons rights.

3. (1791) quartering of soldiers/housing soldiers in private homes.

4. (1791) rights with search and seizure.

5. (1791) Double jeopardy; witness against yourself; just compensation for seized property.

6. (1791) right to speedy trial, to be told your charge, to know your accuser, to have a lawyer.

7. (1791) Right to trial by jury in civil case.

8. (1791) no excessive bail; no cruel and unusual punishment.

9. (1791) rights reserved to the people.

10. (1791) Implied rights to states and the people.

(First 10 Amendments are known as the Bill of Rights)

Constitutional Amendments11. (1798) law suites against

states.

12. (1804) PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: Pres and VP elected together.

13. (1865) Slavery abolished.

14. (1868) Equal protection under the law; reverses the 3/5 compromise.

15. (1870) RIGHT TO VOTE: cannot be denied based on color or national origin.

(13, 14, 15 are known as the “Civil War Amendments”)

16. (1913) Income Tax legalized.

17. (1913) Direct election of senators: by the people not state legislatures.

18. (1919) Prohibition of alcohol.

19. (1920) Woman’s Suffrage.

20. (1933) LAME DUCK bumped up inauguration date to shorten time from election to new president.

21. (1933) Repeals Prohibition #18

22. (1951) Presidential term limit: 2 terms or 10 years.

Constitutional Amendments23. (1961) DC voting:

Washington DC gets 3 electors in Electoral Collage.

24. (1964) Poll Tax Abolished – last obstacle for black voting rights.

25. (1967) Presidential Succession: VP to become president, Pres to appoint VP if office becomes vacant.

26. (1971) Voting Age lowered from 21 to 18.

27. (1992) Congressional Pay: pay increases do not go into effect until a new session.

Look over the amendments. List your top 15 in order of importance to you, 1 being the most important.

Next, write a paragraph of 7 to 10 sentences explaining your list.