Illinois Constitution

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The Illinois Constitution is the fundamental governing document of the U.S. state of Illinois, outlining the structure, powers, and limitations of its state government and protecting the rights of its citizens.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Illinois Constitution canonical	24
Illinois Constitution of 1970	17
Constitution of Illinois	7
Constitution of the State of Illinois	6
Illinois Constitution of 1818	4
Illinois Constitution of 1870	2
1970 Illinois Constitution	1
Illinois Constitution and state law	1
Illinois Constitution of 1848	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T378425 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Illinois Constitution
Context triple: [Circuit Court of Cook County, governingLaw, Illinois Constitution]

A. Indiana Constitution
The Indiana Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Indiana’s state government and guarantees rights to its citizens.
B. New York State Constitution
The New York State Constitution is the foundational legal document that structures New York’s state government, defines the powers and limits of its branches and officials, and guarantees rights to its residents.
C. Constitution of California
The Constitution of California is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of California.
D. Oregon Constitution
The Oregon Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Oregon.
E. Texas Constitution
The Texas Constitution is the foundational governing document of the U.S. state of Texas, outlining its structure of government, distribution of powers, and individual rights.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Illinois Constitution
Target entity description: The Illinois Constitution is the fundamental governing document of the U.S. state of Illinois, outlining the structure, powers, and limitations of its state government and protecting the rights of its citizens.

A. Indiana Constitution
The Indiana Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of Indiana’s state government and guarantees rights to its citizens.
B. New York State Constitution
The New York State Constitution is the foundational legal document that structures New York’s state government, defines the powers and limits of its branches and officials, and guarantees rights to its residents.
C. Constitution of California
The Constitution of California is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of California.
D. Oregon Constitution
The Oregon Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes and governs the structure, powers, and limitations of the state government of Oregon.
E. Texas Constitution
The Texas Constitution is the foundational governing document of the U.S. state of Texas, outlining its structure of government, distribution of powers, and individual rights.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal document ⓘ state constitution ⓘ state constitution ⓘ
adopted	1970 ⓘ
amendableBy	constitutional convention ⓘ legislative referendum ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Illinois ⓘ linked to: Illinois State of Illinois ⓘ linked to: Illinois
containsArticle	Article I Bill of Rights ⓘ Article II Powers of the State ⓘ Article III Suffrage and Elections ⓘ Article IV The Legislature ⓘ Article IX Revenue ⓘ Article V The Executive ⓘ Article VI The Judiciary ⓘ Article VII Local Government ⓘ Article VIII Finance ⓘ Article X Education ⓘ Article XI Environment ⓘ Article XII Militia ⓘ Article XIII General Provisions ⓘ Article XIV Constitutional Revision ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
createsBody	Illinois General Assembly ⓘ
createsCourt	Appellate Court of Illinois ⓘ linked to: Illinois Appellate Court, First District Circuit Courts of Illinois ⓘ linked to: Circuit Court of the State of Illinois Supreme Court of Illinois ⓘ linked to: Illinois Supreme Court
createsOffice	Attorney General of Illinois ⓘ linked to: Illinois Attorney General Comptroller of Illinois ⓘ Governor of Illinois ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of Illinois ⓘ Secretary of State of Illinois ⓘ linked to: Illinois Secretary of State Treasurer of Illinois ⓘ
defines	limitations of Illinois state government ⓘ powers of Illinois state government ⓘ structure of Illinois state government ⓘ
effectiveDate	July 1, 1971 ⓘ
establishesBranch	Executive Branch of Illinois ⓘ linked to: Illinois executive branch Judicial Branch of Illinois ⓘ linked to: Illinois state court system Legislative Branch of Illinois ⓘ linked to: Illinois General Assembly
governs	Illinois state government ⓘ linked to: Government of Illinois
guaranteesRight	equal protection of the laws ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ freedom of speech ⓘ right to bear arms ⓘ right to due process ⓘ right to privacy ⓘ rights of crime victims ⓘ
hasVersion	Illinois Constitution of 1818 ⓘ linked to: Illinois Constitution Illinois Constitution of 1848 ⓘ linked to: Illinois Constitution Illinois Constitution of 1870 ⓘ linked to: Illinois Constitution Illinois Constitution of 1970 ⓘ linked to: Illinois Constitution
preambleBeginsWith	We, the People of the State of Illinois ⓘ
protects	rights of Illinois citizens ⓘ
providesFor	home rule for local governments ⓘ public education system ⓘ state income tax ⓘ
replaced	Illinois Constitution of 1870 ⓘ linked to: Illinois Constitution
requires	periodic constitutional convention question ⓘ

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Referenced by (63)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Circuit Court of Cook County → governingLaw → Illinois Constitution ⓘ

Government of Chicago → legalBasis → Illinois Constitution ⓘ

Governor of Illinois → constitutingInstrument → Constitution of Illinois ⓘ