Article II, Illinois Constitution

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Article II of the Illinois Constitution is entitled The Powers of the State. Article II declares some principles regarding the powers of the state government and of its parts in relation to one another. These fundamental principles had long been established in American and Illinois constitutional law but are stated in the Illinois Constitution for the sake of completeness.

Section 1

	Text of Section 1: Separation of Powers The legislative, executive and judicial branches are separate. No branch shall exercise powers properly belonging to another.

Section 2

	Text of Section 2: Powers of Government The enumeration in this Constitution of specified powers and functions shall not be construed as a limitation of powers of state government.

See also

• State constitution
• Constitutional article
• Constitutional amendment
• Constitutional revision
• Constitutional convention
• Amendments
  • Initiated constitutional amendment
  • Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment
  • Publication requirements for proposed state constitutional amendments
  • Rules about constitutional conventions in state constitutions
  • State constitutional articles governing state legislatures

External links

Suggest a link

• Illinois General Assembly, "Illinois Constitution"
• YouTube, "The Illinois Constitution"
• Illinois Courts Learning Center, "Lesson 2 - The Illinois Constitution"
• Tripod.com, "Illinois Constitution of 1818"

Additional reading

• Illinois State Bar Association, "Understanding the Illinois Constitution"
• Chicago Tribune, "Articles about the Illinois Constitution"