Federalism
States kept this type of power for themselves
What is reserved?
NC government is modeled after this.
What is the Constitution or the federal government?
Each county in NC has one of these where state trial cases take place.
What is a district court?
Another name for a city, town, or village.
What is a municipality?
What is the Supreme Court?
The type of powers given explicitly to the federal government in the Constitution.
What are expressed powers?
The greatest expenditure for most states.
What is K-12 education?
What is community college?
One of a city's largest expenditures.
What is public safety and environmental health (waste management, sanitation, landfills)?
Type of court that hears cases on appeal.
What is appellate?
State power to create laws and structures to keep its residents safe.
What is police power?
Who is Roy Cooper?
Elected position in a county to ensure public safety.
Who is a sheriff?
Type of case when one person sues another person.
What is a civil case?
Powers the federal government has in order to carry out other powers but they aren't explicitly stated.
What are sales tax, property tax, and income tax?
Elected county official who keeps track of records of births, deaths, marriages.
Who is the Register of Deeds?
Who is Allen Joines?
There are 12 of these federal appeals courts.
What are circuit courts?
Powers that the state and federal government both hold at the same time.
What are concurrent powers?
One of NC's largest industries.
What is chemical manufacturing, banking, agriculture (sweet potatoes)?
What are parks and rec, animal control, EMS and medical services (among others)?
Type of city government where constituents elect a group of people to lead and those people are led by one person?
What is council-mayor?
One criteria for the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case.
What is
- U.S. government in lawsuit
- involves more than one state
- involves another country
- federal law
- clear constitutional question