Constitutional Convention of 1970
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Constitution
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| gptkbp:date |
gptkb:1970
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| gptkbp:enacted_by |
Illinois voters
|
| gptkbp:ends_at |
September 3, 1970
|
| gptkbp:held_in |
gptkb:Chicago
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Addressed issues of racial equality and justice
Reflected growing demands for government reform Influenced by the Supreme Court decisions of the era Part of a national trend of state constitutional revisions Response to social and political changes in the 1960s |
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
gptkb:legislation
Civil liberties Government accountability Judicial reform Public education funding Taxation policies Pension reform Home rule authority |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Constitutional Convention of 1970
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:political_movement
Environmental movement Anti-Vietnam War protests |
| gptkbp:is_attended_by |
Delegates from various political parties
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Illinois
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| gptkbp:notable_event |
Debate on civil rights
Debate on education funding Debate on local government powers |
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:Adlai_Stevenson_III
gptkb:William_G._Stratton gptkb:John_W._Mc_Kinney |
| gptkbp:notable_for |
Expanded civil rights protections
Incorporated environmental protections Allowed for state-funded education Created a new bill of rights Established a state income tax Increased home rule powers Reformed judicial system Revised local government structure Revised taxation structure Established procedures for constitutional amendments |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Adoption of a new Illinois Constitution
|
| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Illinois_Constitutional_Convention_of_1920
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| gptkbp:purpose |
To revise the Illinois Constitution
|
| gptkbp:resulted_in |
gptkb:1970_Illinois_Constitution
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| gptkbp:significance |
First comprehensive revision since 1920
|
| gptkbp:succeeded_by |
gptkb:Illinois_Constitutional_Convention_of_1988
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:1787_United_States_Constitutional_Convention
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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