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Ch. 8 Vocabulary

Ch. 8 Vocabulary. Initiative (8.2) Recall (8.2) Governor (8.3) Lieutenant governor (8.3) Penal code (8.4). NC State government structure. 3.02, 3.03. NC State Government. 3 Branches Legislature (Art II) General Assembly Senate House of Representatives Executive (Art III) Governor

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Ch. 8 Vocabulary

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  1. Ch. 8 Vocabulary • Initiative (8.2) • Recall (8.2) • Governor (8.3) • Lieutenant governor (8.3) • Penal code (8.4)

  2. NC State government structure 3.02, 3.03

  3. NC State Government • 3 Branches • Legislature (Art II) • General Assembly • Senate • House of Representatives • Executive (Art III) • Governor • Lt. Governor • Judicial (Art IV) • North Carolina Supreme Court • Appeals Court • The Superior Court • The District Court

  4. Article II: Legislature • General Assembly modeled after Congress • Senate • House of Reps • “Voice of the People” • Enact/ Pass bills • General Statutes

  5. NC Senate • 50 Members • Elect President Pro Tempore (based on majority party) • 2 year term • Lt. Governor is President of the Senate • Only votes if Senate is tied

  6. NC House of Representatives • 120 Members • Elect Speaker (majority party) • 2-year term • Speaker of the House is the presiding officer

  7. General Assembly Committees • Leaders of both houses appoint Committee Chairs • Push legislation they agree with • Committee duties • Review proposals • Hold hearings • Amend bills • How a bill becomes a law • Same as US Congress

  8. The Executive Branch • Governor • Qualifications • 30 years old • Citizen for 5 years • Live in state for 2 years • Registered voter • Bev Purdue • Lt. Governor • Walter Dalton • Council of State (Elected) • Cabinet (Appointed)

  9. Governor’ Duties (4-year Term) • Chief Executive • Propose budget • Veto • Line-item veto • Appoints Cabinet (10 members) • May be impeached • Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard

  10. Lt Governor’s Duties (4-year term) • Succeeds the governor if necessary • Presides over the Senate • Same qualifications as governor

  11. Council of State (4-year terms) • Attorney General • Commissioner of Agriculture • Commissioner of Insurance • Commissioner of Labor • Secretary of State • Superintendent of Public Instruction • State Auditor • State Treasurer

  12. Council of State duties • Carry out practices based on policies passed by the General Assembly • Acts independently of Governor

  13. Governor’s Cabinet • Dept of Administration • Dept of Commerce • Dept of Corrections • Dept of Crime Prevention and Public Safety • Dept of Environment and Natural Resources

  14. Dept of Health and Human Services • Dept of Cultural Resources • Dept of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency • Dept of Revenue • Dept of Transportation

  15. Judicial Branch • Supreme Court Justices (elected) • 1 Chief Justice and 6 Associate Justices • 8 year terms • Hears 600 cases a year • Supervises all the other courts in NC • The people elect the District Attorney to 4 year terms

  16. Judicial Branch • NC has three levels of courts • Supreme – Highest court in the state. Appellate jurisdiction. • Appeals – Hears cases appealed from lower courts. Appellate jurisdiction. • District/Superior – Lowest level courts with original jurisdiction. District courts hear misdemeanor and civil cases involving less than $10,000. Superior courts hear felony cases and civil cases involving more than $10,000.

  17. Exit Pass • What are the qualifications to be governor? • How many members are in each house of the General Assembly? • What is the difference between the Council of State and the Governor’s Cabinet? • What determines whether superior or district courts hear a case in North Carolina?

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