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North CarolinaUnit 8
8.1 Compare and contrast the U.S. and N.C. Constitutions
The First Provincial CongressAugust 25, 1774Wilmington, NC
local leaders met without approval of the Royal Governor
The first meeting of this type in any of the 13 colonies
The Mecklenburg DeclarationMay 1775
Mecklenburg County Citizens met in Charlotte
Decided all offices appointed by British government were vacant
Provincial Congress is the only law in the land
The Halifax ResolvesApril 12, 1776
NC officially becomes the first colony to call for total independence from Great Britian.
The NC Constitution Ratified in 1791
Very similar to the US constitution
Structure:
1. Preamble2. Declaration of rights3. Framework for government
(articles)1. List of powers (Sections)
4. Amendments
3 Branches of NC Government8.1
I. The Legislative BranchThe General Assembly
Powers of the General AssemblyMake laws
Statutes- laws that apply statewide laws for specific counties or cities
Impeachment- governor, judges, members of Council of State
Pass a budget- by law, must be balanced
Organization of the General AssemblyNC Senate 50 members
NC House of Representatives
120 members
Electionsno term limits
G.A. redraws district lines each census
each district has equal population
Qualifications
House- 21 years old, lived in district one year
Senate- 25 years old, lived in NC two years
LeadershipNC House:
Speaker of House
NC Senate:
President of Senate is Lieutenant Governor
president pro tempore is leader
II. Executive BranchGovernorLt GovernorCouncil of State
GovernorChief of State- symbolic leader of NC
Chief Executive- responsible for making sure policies are carried out (with Council of State)
qualifications
30 years oldUS citizen 5 yearslived in NC two
years
Duties1.appoints key officials2.proposes state budget3.supervises executive branch
4. Veto Powerincludes line item veto:
may veto one or more items on bill without rejecting whole bill
5. Judicial Powerspardon- release from legal consequence of
crimecommute- reduce sentencereprieve- postpone executionparole- release early from prison
Lt. Governorelected for 4 years separately from governor
succeeds governor if becomes vacant
president of Senate
Council of stateelected heads of gov’t agencies
Are under the governor but work independently ex: Attorney General- lawyer for the state
III. The Judicial BranchThe NC Supreme Court
The NC Supreme Court
Elected by voters, 7 membershighest state court, interprets state constitutionmajor function of reviewing decisions of lower
courts in appealsfinal say in matters of state law
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