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Roots of Gov’t in Roots of Gov’t in NCNCNC Legislative NC Legislative BranchBranch

NC Judicial NC Judicial BranchBranch

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NC Executive NC Executive BranchBranch

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What is bicameral ?What is bicameral ?

A two-house legislatureA two-house legislature

What is segregation?What is segregation?

Process of separating Process of separating based on race based on race

What is Greensboro, What is Greensboro, NCNC??

City in which 1960’s sit-in City in which 1960’s sit-in demonstrations took place demonstrations took place

at a segregated lunch at a segregated lunch countercounter

What is Plessy v. What is Plessy v. Ferguson?Ferguson?

Established the “separate Established the “separate but equal” policybut equal” policy

Paved the way for the U.S. Paved the way for the U.S. Declaration of IndependenceDeclaration of Independence

What are the Halifax What are the Halifax Resolves?Resolves?

Powers shared by the Powers shared by the federal and state federal and state

governments governments

What are concurrent What are concurrent powers?powers?

Establishes an educational Establishes an educational systemsystem

What is the State What is the State Government?Government?

Able to levy taxesAble to levy taxes

What are the What are the National & State National & State Governments?Governments?

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The General AssemblyThe General Assembly

What is North Carolina’s What is North Carolina’s legislature?legislature?

What is a census?What is a census?

Conducted every 10 Conducted every 10 years for years for

reapportionment of reapportionment of Congressional districtsCongressional districts

Has original jurisdiction for Has original jurisdiction for criminal trials in North criminal trials in North

CarolinaCarolina

What is district What is district court?court?

Results when a decision Results when a decision in district court is in district court is

appealedappealed

What is a What is a trial de trial de novo novo [new trial]?[new trial]?

The highest court in North The highest court in North CarolinaCarolina

What is the Supreme What is the Supreme Court of North Court of North

Carolina?Carolina?

Usually the first legal Usually the first legal officer to confront the officer to confront the

arrested suspect arrested suspect

Who is the magistrate?Who is the magistrate?

Deals with criminal Deals with criminal cases involving under cases involving under

aged defendants aged defendants

What is juvenile court?What is juvenile court?

Serves as the president of Serves as the president of the Senatethe Senate

Who is the Who is the Lieutenant Lieutenant Governor?Governor?

Offers pardons & can Offers pardons & can commute a criminal’s commute a criminal’s

sentencesentence

What is the Governor?What is the Governor?

Power to carry out state Power to carry out state laws and appoint officialslaws and appoint officials

What is What is Executive/Administrative Executive/Administrative

power?power?

Manages the state’s Manages the state’s moneymoney

Who is the State Who is the State Treasurer?Treasurer?

Group of officials Group of officials appointed by the Governorappointed by the Governor

What is the Cabinet?What is the Cabinet?

Local lawsLocal laws

What are ordinances?What are ordinances?

Cities, towns, & villages in Cities, towns, & villages in NCNC

What are What are municipalities?municipalities?

In charge of the public In charge of the public schoolsschools

What is the county?What is the county?

Businesses like Time Businesses like Time Warner cable, Duke Warner cable, Duke

energy, & Harris Teeterenergy, & Harris Teeter

What is the private sector?What is the private sector?

When income exceeds When income exceeds spendingspending

What is a budget What is a budget surplus?surplus?

Established a quality Established a quality education for all studentseducation for all students

What is What is Leandro v. North Leandro v. North CarolinaCarolina??

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Proposed by the Proposed by the Governor every year to Governor every year to

allocate fundsallocate funds

What is the budget?What is the budget?

What is a misdemeanor?What is a misdemeanor?

A minor crimeA minor crime

Who are NC judges?Who are NC judges?

Elected to 8 year terms

What is What is Swann v. Charlotte-Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Board of Mecklenburg County Board of

Education?Education? [1972] [1972]Based on the Based on the Brown v. BoardBrown v. Board decision, it was a local case decision, it was a local case

which ordered students to be which ordered students to be bused to balance racial bused to balance racial populations in schoolspopulations in schools

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Handles civil cases Handles civil cases involving more than involving more than $10,000 and felonies$10,000 and felonies

What is Superior What is Superior Court?Court?