1. After you have read the Declaration of Independence, what would you describe as the ONE most important issue the drafters stated as the reasons for this document? Did the Declaration of Independence frame the issues that were central to the colonists? Why do you think so?
2. For this journal entry, please review Illinois State Constitution. Compare it to the United States Constitution. Do you see any similarities? What about differences between the two? What are the differences between state and federal government? How are they similar and what are the differences between the state and federal government?