Illinois General Assembly
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The Illinois General Assembly is the bicameral state legislature of Illinois, responsible for enacting state laws and overseeing the governance framework of the state.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Illinois General Assembly regular session | 1 |
| Illinois legislative branch | 1 |
| Legislative Branch of Illinois | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral state legislature
ⓘ
state legislature of the United States ⓘ |
| budgetAuthority | appropriation of state funds ⓘ |
| canCallSpecialSessions | Governor of Illinois ⓘ |
| canOverrideVeto | yes ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Article IV of the Illinois Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electoralSystemHouse | single-member districts ⓘ |
| electoralSystemSenate | single-member districts ⓘ |
| elects |
President of the Senate
ⓘ
surface form:
Senate President
Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Illinois Constitution ⓘ |
| function |
advice and consent on certain gubernatorial appointments
ⓘ
overseeing state agencies ⓘ oversight of the executive branch of Illinois ⓘ passing the state budget ⓘ proposing constitutional amendments ⓘ |
| governs | statewide public policy in Illinois ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Illinois House of Representatives
ⓘ
Illinois Senate ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeSessions | numbered General Assemblies (biennial) ⓘ |
| houseImpeachmentRole | initiates impeachments ⓘ |
| houseTermLength | 2 years ⓘ |
| impeachmentPower | can impeach certain state officials ⓘ |
| isBicameral | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Illinois
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Illinois
|
| locatedIn | Springfield, Illinois ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | Illinois House of Representatives ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Illinois State Capitol ⓘ |
| meetsInChamber |
House chamber in Illinois State Capitol
ⓘ
Senate chamber in Illinois State Capitol ⓘ |
| numberOfHouseMembers | 118 ⓘ |
| numberOfSenateMembers | 59 ⓘ |
| partySystem | multi-party with Democratic and Republican parties dominant ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | enacting state laws ⓘ |
| publishes | Illinois Compiled Statutes ⓘ |
| redistrictingResponsibility | yes ⓘ |
| senateImpeachmentRole | tries impeachments ⓘ |
| senateTermLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| sessionType | annual regular sessions ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| upperHouse | Illinois Senate ⓘ |
| vetoOverrideRequirement | three-fifths majority in each chamber ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Illinois legislative branch
subject surface form:
Illinois Constitution of 1970
subject surface form:
Illinois Constitution of 1970
this entity surface form:
Legislative Branch of Illinois
this entity surface form:
Illinois General Assembly regular session