Illinois Constitution

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legal document state constitution

The Illinois Constitution is the fundamental governing document of the U.S. state of Illinois, outlining the structure, powers, and limitations of its state government and protecting the rights of its citizens.

Aliases (5)

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal document → state constitution → state constitution →
adopted	1970 →
amendableBy	constitutional convention → legislative referendum →
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Illinois → State of Illinois →
containsArticle	Article I Bill of Rights → Article II Powers of the State → Article III Suffrage and Elections → Article IV The Legislature → Article IX Revenue → Article V The Executive → Article VI The Judiciary → Article VII Local Government → Article VIII Finance → Article X Education → Article XI Environment → Article XII Militia → Article XIII General Provisions → Article XIV Constitutional Revision →
country	United States → United States →
createsBody	Illinois General Assembly →
createsCourt	Appellate Court of Illinois → Circuit Courts of Illinois → Supreme Court of Illinois →
createsOffice	Attorney General of Illinois → Comptroller of Illinois → Governor of Illinois → Lieutenant Governor of Illinois → Secretary of State of Illinois → Treasurer of Illinois →
defines	limitations of Illinois state government → powers of Illinois state government → structure of Illinois state government →
effectiveDate	July 1, 1971 →
establishesBranch	Executive Branch of Illinois → Judicial Branch of Illinois → Legislative Branch of Illinois →
governs	Illinois state government →
guaranteesRight	equal protection of the laws → freedom of religion → freedom of speech → right to bear arms → right to due process → right to privacy → rights of crime victims →
hasVersion	Illinois Constitution of 1818 → Illinois Constitution of 1848 → Illinois Constitution of 1870 → Illinois Constitution of 1970 →
preambleBeginsWith	We, the People of the State of Illinois →
protects	rights of Illinois citizens →
providesFor	home rule for local governments → public education system → state income tax →
replaced	Illinois Constitution of 1870 →
requires	periodic constitutional convention question →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Illinois General Assembly → Illinois House of Representatives → Illinois Senate ("Illinois Constitution of 1818") → Illinois state court system ("Constitution of Illinois") →	establishedBy
Illinois Constitution ("Illinois Constitution of 1818") → Illinois Constitution ("Illinois Constitution of 1848") → Illinois Constitution ("Illinois Constitution of 1870") → Illinois Constitution ("Illinois Constitution of 1970") →	hasVersion
Illinois Supreme Court ("Illinois Constitution of 1818") → Lieutenant Governor of Illinois → Lieutenant Governor of Illinois ("Illinois Constitution of 1818") →	createdBy
22nd Judicial Circuit of Illinois → Circuit Court of Cook County → Illinois Appellate Court, First District →	governingLaw
Governor of Illinois ("Constitution of Illinois") → Governor of Illinois ("Illinois Constitution of 1970") →	constitutingInstrument
Illinois House of Representatives ("Constitution of Illinois") → Illinois Supreme Court ("Constitution of Illinois") →	governingDocument
Illinois Senate →	authorityDerivedFrom
Illinois executive branch ("Constitution of Illinois") →	constitutionalBasis
Illinois House of Representatives ("Illinois Constitution of 1970") →	hasLegislativeAuthorityFrom
Government of Chicago →	legalBasis
Illinois Constitution of 1970 ("Illinois Constitution of 1870") →	replaced