The Illinois Constitution Articles and Amendments.

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The Illinois Constitution Articles and Amendments

Main Body The Main body of the Constitution has 14 Articles Table of Contents Article 1 Article 2 Article 3 Article 4 Article 5 Article 6 Article 7 Article 8 Article 9 Article 10 Article 11 Article 12 Article 13 Article 14

Main Body Article 1- The Bill of Rights – These bills list the most important rights of the citizens of Illinois.rights – Use the Constitution handbook to look up one of these rights. (pg 74-77) – The purpose of these bills is to protect those rights against violation by the government.bills

Main Body Article XIV (14) – There are 2 ways to amend (change) the Illinois Constitution. 1. By Constitutional Convention 2. By General Assembly

1. Constitutional Convention The General Assembly and the people approve the calling of a convention to review the entire constitution document. (1969) ---OR General Assembly The General Assembly approves an amendment and it is approved by the voters and added to the constitution.

The General Assembly The General Assembly is made up of the Senators and Representatives for the State of Illinois.

Illinois has had 4 constitutions. We have had the newest version since We the People …