1. How does the North Carolina government compare to the federal government?

2. NC Set up 3 Branches: Executive- Governor and his cabinet Legislative- NC General Assembly Judicial- NC Supreme Court and lower courts

3. NC General Assembly Bicameral Legislature 1)NC Senate 2)NC House of Representatives 2 Kinds of laws: 1)Statute- law that applies statewide 2)Local or specific laws- apply only to specific counties or cities

4. NC General Assembly Through statutes the GA decides how state expenses will be paid for including what taxes people will have to pay. It is the job of the GA to balance the state budget Legislative oversight- examination of government operations to find out what laws are working and what laws need to be changed. Power of Impeachment

5. NC House of Representatives 120 members At least 18 years old Lived in the district for a year before election

6. NC Senate 50 members At least 25 years old Living in North Carolina for at least two years and live in the district for at least one year.

7. Elections General Assembly redraws electoral districts based on 10 year census. Senate – State is divided into 50 senate districts containing nearly equal population In some parts of the state districts are combined so voters elect two senators from those districts House – 120 house districts – Also contains some multimember districts 2 year terms for ALL G.A. members

11. The Governor Must be at least 30 years old US citizen for at least 5 years Lived in NC for at least two years immediately before election Elected to 4 year terms 2 consecutive term limit – Ex: James Hunt (1976-1984, 1992-2000)

13. The Governor North Carolina’s Chief of State – Symbolic leader who speaks for NC North Carolina’s Chief Executive – Responsible for seeing state policies carried out Commander in Chief of state military forces Appoints key state officials and works with state agencies Administers and proposes the state budget Grant a pardon or commute (reduction of criminal sentence) Veto legislation from General Assembly

14. Lt. Governor Same qualifications as Governor Succeeds Governor if necessary President of the Senate May or may not work closely with the Governor Elected separately from Governor – May or may not be in the same political party

15. Council of State Governor, Lt. Governor and eight other individuals. ALL ARE ELECTED BY NC VOTERS 1.Attorney General 2.Commissioner of Agriculture 3.Commissioner of insurance 4.Commissioner of Labor 5.Secretary of State 6.Superintendent of Public Instruction 7.State Auditor 8.State treasurer

16. Governor’s Cabinet 10 member appointed by the Governor 1.Administration 2.Commerce 3.Corrections 4.Crime Control and Public safety 5.Cultural Recourses 6.Environmental and Natural resources 7.Health and Human services 8.Juvenile Justice and Delinquency preventions

17. US vs. NC Constitution Quiz Put US next to something only in the US Constitution. Put NC if it is only in the NC Constitution. Put Both if it is in both Constitutions. 1.Preamble 2.Education 3.Ex Post facto laws 4.Military forces 5.Council of State 6.Bill of Rights 7.Executive may serve more than 2 terms 8.Popular sovereignty 9.Declare War 10.Balanced budget

18. How does the NC Constitution compare to the US Constitution?

19. How does the NC Judicial system compare to the US Judicial system?

20. NC Judicial Branch NC Supreme Court NC Court of Appeals NC Superior Court NC District Court

21. 4 Categories: 1)Criminal 2)Civil (less than $10,000) 3)Juvenile 4)Magistrate -Judicial officials who work at the District Court level to handle certain criminal and civil cases. Trials heard by a judge not a jury

22. NC Superior Court Trial court Jury hears criminal trials Tries felony criminal cases Civil cases involving more than $10,000

23. NC Court of Appeals Hears cases appealed from Superior and District courts Mostly review cases from trial courts to determine if there are legal errors in the trial

24. NC Supreme Court 7 Justices Hears cases appealed from the Court of appeals Hear cases that bypass the Court of Appeals such as a death sentence Parties (defendants) must petition the Supreme Court to hear their case, the court then decides whether or not to hear the case MUST HEAR: Death Sentence cases Utilities Commission cases Court of Appeals decisions with one dissent

25. Court Cases North Carolina (State) v. Mann – Upholds Supremacy of the state Constitution Leandro v. State of North Carolina – Everyone deserves adequate education – Equal funding is not required https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVZ0pk9VBFU

26. How does the local government operate?

27. Local Government 2 types: 1.County 2.Municipality

28. Municipality Cities, towns, or villages ALL have the same legal status Incorporated by the State – Declared that a specific geographic area is a municipality After incorporation- Given a Charter – Outline of basic rules for municipal government Annexation – Bringing in of unincorporated land and its residents into an existing municipality – Ex: Pfafftown Zoning – Zoned Residential- only build residential homes – Zoned Commercial- Only build a business

29. Municipal Government Elects its own governing board – City Council, town council, board of commissioners, board of aldermen Local Legislature Most counties elect a Mayor In NC, the mayor is not responsible for administering the municipal government City Manager – Hired by town council to carry out day-to-day operations

30. County Government Works as local government but also as branch of state government – Must set public policy – Must carry out state guidelines (rules, policies, laws) Use county manager to administer policies and services the board has established County Manager balances budget

31. Board of County Commissioners Elected for specified terms (varies by county) Serve as governing body for the county Responsible for county policies NC general Assembly created independent boards to oversee specific required services Independent Local Boards: – Set local policy, hire administrators for education, elections, mental health, public health, social services, alcohol beverage control, and soil and water conservation

32. TAXES Progressive Taxes- tax that takes a larger percentage from the income of high-income earners than it does from low-income Regressive Taxes- tax that takes a larger percentage from low-income people than from high-income people

33. Taxes Property Tax State Income tax Sales Tax Inheritance tax (Estate tax) – NC does not collect inheritance tax Excise tax – Tax directly imposed on goods or products by the state and federal government