Transcription of UNDERSTANDING THE ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION
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UNDERSTANDING THEILLINOISCONSTITUTION2001 EDITIONBy Frank KopeckyandMary Sherman HarrisUNDERSTANDING THEILLINOISCONSTITUTION2001 EDITIONBy Frank KopeckyandMary Sherman HarrisOriginally published by the ILLINOIS Bar FoundationSpringfield, IllinoisCopyright, 1986 ILLINOIS Bar FoundationRevised and reprinted, 2000 ILLINOIS LEARN ProgramiChapter 1 ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION : Its Purpose and History ..1 Chapter 2 Political Theory and the CONSTITUTION .. 9 Chapter 3 Legislative Powers .. 13 Chapter 4 Executive Powers .. 22 Chapter 5 Judicial Powers .. 29 Chapter 6 Bill of Rights .. 37 Chapter 7 Local Government and Education .. 45 Chapter 8 Finances, Taxes and General Government .. 53 Chapter 9 Change and the CONSTITUTION .. 58 62 Glossary .. 64A List of Web Sites to Try .. 66iiCONTENTSThe ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION of 1970 is the basic governing law of ILLINOIS and provides theframework for state and local government. All students in the state are required to have knowl-edge of the ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION .
the United States Constitution. The detailed nature of state constitutions requires changes as times change. A quick comparison of the length of the Illinois Con-stitution to the United States Constitution illustrates the differences in the content of the two. The Illinois Constitution is twice as long as the U.S. Constitution.
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