how many constitutions has Illinois had?
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In all, Illinois has had four (4) constitutions.\n\nThe first constitution, adopted in 1818, was modeled after that of the federal government and the state constitutions of Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana.\n\nThe other three were adopted in 1848,1870, and 1970.
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In order by date they ratified the Constitution:\n\n1. Delaware Dec. 7, 1787\n2. Pennsylvania Dec. 12, 1787\n3. New Jersey Dec. 18, 1787\n4. Georgia Jan. 2, 1788\n5. ConnecticutJan. 9, 1788\n6. Massachusetts Feb. 6, 1788\n7. Maryland Apr. 28, 1788\n8. South Carolina May 23, 1788\n9. New Hampshire June 21, 1788\n10. Virginia June 25, 1788\n11. New York July 26, 1788\n12. North Carolina Nov. 21, 1789\n13. Rhode Island May 29, 1790
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1787, unless you count the amendments, of which there are now 27 (the last ratified in 1992).
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There are 27 amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The first ten are known as the Bill of Rights. The last one was added in 1992
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Constitution
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The constitution is the basis for all law in the United States
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The Constitution of the United States
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The ultimate answer is "The State Constitution".
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_States
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It was among the earliest state constitutions.  Actually, it was written before the Constitution of the United States (1787).
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50 states, 6 territories and 1 district:\n States:\n Alabama\n Alaska\n Arizona\n Arkansas\n California\n Colorado\n Connecticut\n Delaware\n Florida\n Georgia\n Hawaii\n Idaho \n Illinois\n Indiana\n Iowa\n Kansas\n Kentucky \n Louisiana \n Maine\n Maryland\n Massachusetts\n Michigan\n Minnesota\n Mississippi\n Missouri\n Montana\n Nebraska\n Nevada\n New Hampshire\n New Jersey\n New Mexico\n New York\n North Carolina\n North Dakota\n Ohio\n Oklahoma \n Oregon\n Pennsylvania\n Rhode Island\n South Carolina\n South Dakota\n Tennessee\n Texas\n Utah\n Vermont\n Virginia\n Washington\n West Virginia\n Wisconsin\n Wyoming \n\n\n Territories:\nAmerican Samoa\nFederated States of Micronesia\nGuam\nMidway Islands\nPuerto Rico\nU.S. Virgin Islands \n\nCapital:\nWashington D.C.(District of Columbia)
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The Constitution was adopted by a convention of the States on 17 September 1787.\n\nThe Constitution of the United States was subsequently ratified by the several States on the following dates:\nDelaware 7 December 1787\nPennsylvania 12 December 1787\nNew Jersey 18 December 1787\nGeorgia 2 January 1788\nConnecticut 9 January 1788\nMassachusetts 6 February 1788\nMaryland 28 April 1788\nSouth Carolina 23 1788\nNew Hampshire 21 June 1788\n\nRatification of the Constitution of the United States was completed 21 June 1788\n\nThe Constitution of the United States was subsequently ratified by States on:\nVirginia 25 June 1788\nNew York 26 July 1788\nNorth Carolina 21 November 1788\nRhode Island 29 May 1790\nVermont 10 January 1791\n\nTo achieve the votes in the convention required to vote the new Constitution out to congress, it was agreed among a majority of the Delegates that the first order of the Congress of the new government would be to draw up and propose to the several States a Bill of Rights.\n\nAfter Constitutional ratification the first Congress of the new government gave the task of drawing up a Bill of Rights to Congressional member James Madison.  He did this heavily using the work of George Mason who wrote the Bill of Rights for Virginia.\n\nThe result of James Madison’s effort resulted in a Bill of Rights with 12 Articles which were proposed to the Legislatures of the several States on 25 September 1789.  Ten of the articles were ratified by the several States in the following order:\nNew Jersey 20 November 1789\nMaryland 19 December 1789\nNorth Carolina 22 December 1789\nSouth Carolina 19 January 1790\nNew Hampshire 25 January 1790\nDelaware 28 January 1790\nNew York 24 1790\nPennsylvania 10 March 1790\nRhode Island 7 June 1790\nVermont 3 November 1791\nVirginia 15 December 1791\nRatification was completed on 15 December 1791\n\nThe amendments were subsequently ratified by the following States:\nMassachusetts 2 March 1939\nGeorgia 18 March 1939\nConnecticut 19 April 1939.\n\nThe Second Amendment as part of the Bill of Rights was ratified 15 December 1791 3 years and 6 months after the Constitution of the United States was ratified on21 June 1788.
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There were 55 delegates from 12 states (the 13 colonies except for Rhode Island) at the Constitutional Convention in 1787, of whom 39 signed the final document.  The link below has a list of all attendees and signers.\n\nGouverneur Morris probably had the most influence on the actual document text, as he headed the Committee of Style and Arrangement.  Alexander Hamilton, William Samuel Johnson, Rufus King, and James Madison were also on that committee and had significant input.
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Here you go: \n\nhttp://www.usconstitution.net/const.html\n\nhttp://www.azleg.state.az.us/Constitution.asp\n\nNow all you have to do is read and then contrast and compare. Have fun.
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Illinois has had 3 state capitals: Kaskaskia, Vandalia, and (now) Springfield. Maybe you could do a project on each time period or each city, explaining why each was chosen and why it moved from the first two.
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YES, the US Constitution is made up of the Articles (5 practical, 2 procedural) and the Amendments (27 total although there are only 26 active since prohibition (18) was overturned by the 21st.).  The first 10 Amendments are called the Bill of Rights.
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The Bill of Rights is a part of the Constitution.