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What eight reasons are given as the purpose for establishing this Constitution? - Answer 1) Provide for the health, safety, and welfare of the people 2) Maintain a representative and orderly government 3) Eliminate poverty and inequality 4) Assure legal, social, and economic justice 5) Provi...

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  • September 18, 2024
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Preparing for the Illinois Constitution
Practice Exam Questions And All
Correct Answers.
What eight reasons are given as the purpose for establishing this Constitution? - Answer 1) Provide for
the health, safety, and welfare of the people

2) Maintain a representative and orderly government

3) Eliminate poverty and inequality

4) Assure legal, social, and economic justice

5) Provide opportunity for the fullest development of the individual

6) Insure domestic tranquility

7) Provide for common defense

8) Secure blessings of freedom and liberty to ourselves and our posterity



Compare and contrast the Illinois Bill of Rights with that found in the federal constitution. Make a list of
similarities and differences. - Answer Similarities:

1) Freedom of Speech

2) Freedom of Religion

3) Freedom from discrimination

4) Equal protection

5) Inherent/inalienable rights

6) Right to assemble/petition

Differences: (more specific)

1) Searches, seizures, privacy, and interceptions

2) Indictment and preliminary hearing

3) Rights after indictment

4) Crime victim rights

, Section 1 contains the phrases "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" and "inalienable rights". What
other document from our nation's history includes these ideas? - Answer The Declaration of
Independence



Section 2 guarantees due process and equal protection. What does that mean? - Answer No person
shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law nor be denied the equal
protection of laws; Everyone is entitled to a fair and equal trial



Section 8.1 was added in 1992. What was its purpose? - Answer States the rights of crime victims



Sections 18 and 19 contain wording not included in the U.S. Constitution. Why would the State include
it? - Answer Because they apply strictly to local government, school districts, and hiring/promotion
practices of an employer specifically in the state of Illinois



According to Section 23, how will these "blessings" endure? - Answer By the people recognizing their
corresponding individual obligations and responsibilities



Article II divides the State government into what three branches? - Answer Legislative, executive, and
judicial branches



How old must a citizen be in order to vote - Answer 18 years old



How many days must a resident live in Illinois prior to the election? - Answer at least 30 days



Where must a person register to vote? - Answer In their election district/precinct



Who is disqualified from voting? - Answer A person convicted of felony



What happened in the election of 1876 to prompt the inclusion of Section 5? - Answer Both candidates
did not reach 270



How often are elections held for the General Assembly? - Answer Every two years

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