Federal & State Governments Powers
What is Federalism?
The power is shared between the states & federal government
NC has in it's constitution a bill of rights, but it is known as what?
NC Declaration of Rights
Who is in charge of NC executive branch? And what does the NC executive branch do?
Governor (Roy Cooper)
Enforce the law
What are Municipalities?
Cities, towns, villages, communities, that can make and enforce laws
How many counties are there in NC
100
Powers that only the Federal Government can do such as coin money & declare war, control military, conduct foreign relations is known as?
Expressed Powers/Enumerated powers
Just like the federal government, NC has three branches of government. What are they?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Similar to the Vice President, but they are a part of NC executive branch and the only power they have is to cast a tie breaking vote?
Lt Governor (Mark Robinson)
Ordinances are?
Laws passed by cities and towns
NC is referred to as the?
Tarheel State
Powers that only state governments have such as establish schools, operate elections, establish local governments are known as?
Reserved Powers
NC legislative branch is known as what? and what do they do?
General Assembly. Make laws
How is the NC Governor and the Lt Governor different from the President and Vice president?
In NC the Governor and Lt Governor run on separate tickets (meaning you get to vote for both individuals)
President & Vice President run on the same ticket and you vote for both in one vote
Local County Governments budget consists of what two things?
Expenditures = money $ being spent
Revenue = money $ coming in
What colors make up the NC flag
Blue, Red, White, Gold
Powers that both Federal & State government can do such as tax, borrow money, establish courts, make laws
Concurrent/Shared powers
NC Legislature is bicameral, meaning there are two houses. What are the two houses and how many members are in each house
NC House of Representatives & NC Senate
120 in the House
50 in the Senate
What are the four levels of our NC court structure
NC Superior Court
NC Court of Appeals
NC Supreme Court
There are three types of zoning that county governments set aside for land use?
Residential=housing
Commercial= businesses
Industrial=factories
What is NC State Motto? & What does it mean?
ESSA QUAM VIDERI
TO BE RATHER THAN TO SEEM
National Supremacy states what?
That all federal laws prevail or triumph state laws
Members of the NC General Assembly (House & Senate) are elected how often?
Every 2 Years
How many justices are on the NC Supreme Court?
7
All citizens in North Carolina live under at least 3 levels of government:
Federal
State
Local
What do the two dates on the NC flag represent?
May 20, 1775, Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. 1st document that favored independence from England.
April 12, 1776, is the date of the Halifax Resolves. Official document to vote for independence from England