 Henry Clay  Great and 3/5 settled issues in Philadelphia in 1787  Agreement between two or more sides to settle a dispute ? ? ?

 Henry Clay  Great and 3/5 settled issues in Philadelphia in 1787  Agreement between two or more sides to settle a dispute Compromise

 Rules on issues of constitutionality  Federal members receive life terms  District/ Circuit, Appellate, and Supreme levels  Interpret laws ? ? ?

 Rules on issues of constitutionality  Federal members receive life terms  District/ Circuit, Appellate, and Supreme levels  Interpret laws Judicial

 Power is shared, but federal is supreme  Washington D.C., Springfield, McLean County, and Bloomington  Federal, state, and local ? ? ?

 Power is shared, but federal is supreme  Washington D.C., Springfield, McLean County, and Bloomington  Federal, state, and local Levels of government

 1776  Written by Thomas Jefferson  Ratified in Philadelphia on July 4  Describes duties of citizenship  “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” ? ? ?

 1776  Written by Thomas Jefferson  Ratified in Philadelphia on July 4  Describes duties of citizenship  “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” Declaration of Independence

Freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion  Illinois protects against housing and employment discrimination  Federal = first ten amendments  Limits government power and describes freedoms of citizens ? ? ?

Freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion  Illinois protects against housing and employment discrimination  Federal = first ten amendments  Limits government power and describes freedoms of citizens Bill of Rights

 1868  Reconstruction effort to protect freed slaves after the Civil War  Not originally enforced due to Jim Crow laws, but used to stop discrimination after Brown v. Board of Education case of 1954  Demands ‘equal protection’ for all under the law ? ? ?

 1868  Reconstruction effort to protect freed slaves after the Civil War  Not originally enforced due to Jim Crow laws, but used to stop discrimination after Brown v. Board of Education case of 1954  Demands ‘equal protection’ for all under the law Fourteenth Amendment

 Appointment and veto powers  President and governor  Enforces laws ? ? ?

 Appointment and veto powers  President and governor  Enforces laws Executive

 U.S. benefits from the elastic clause  Congress = U.S. House and Senate  General Assembly = Illinois House and Senate  Makes laws ? ? ?

 U.S. benefits from the elastic clause  Congress = U.S. House and Senate  General Assembly = Illinois House and Senate  Makes laws Legislative

 1920 passage  Goal of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848  Suffragettes  Guaranteed women the right to vote ? ? ?

 1920 passage  Goal of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848  Suffragettes  Guaranteed women the right to vote Nineteenth Amendment

 1789 and 1970  Can be changed with amendments  Written plan of government  Defines the government structures of the U.S. and Illinois ? ? ?

 1789 and 1970  Can be changed with amendments  Written plan of government  Defines the government structures of the U.S. and Illinois constitution