Illinois General Assembly

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/illinois-general-assembly

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Illinois General Assembly built?1818, by the first state constitution
2. What is the current assembly number?104th (as of 2025)
3. How many people are in the Illinois House of Representatives?The House has 118 members. They represent smaller districts in the state.
4. How does a bill become a law in Illinois?A bill starts in either the House or the Senate and goes to a committee for review. If it passes the committee, it is voted on by the whole chamber. If both chambers approve, the Governor can sign it into law or veto it.

Bicameral Legislature: A legislative body composed of two separate chambers, designed for checks and balances.
Census: An official count of the population, used to redraw legislative districts every ten years.
Assent: Formal approval or agreement, in this context, by the Governor of Illinois.