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| How many members in the NC Senate |
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| How many members in the NC House? |
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| How many exective officers? Who chooses? |
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| How many council of state? Who chooses? |
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| Courts from least power to most power |
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district
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supreme court |
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| Which court handles misdemeanors and civil cases under $10,000 |
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| Which court deals with felonies and cases over $10,000 |
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| How many articles in NC Constitution? |
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| What is article 1 in the NC Constitution? |
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| Qualifications for NC House? |
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21 yrs old
lived in district 1 yr |
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| Qualifications for NC Senate? |
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25 years old
citizen of NC for 2 years
live in district 1 yr |
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| When do they have a long session? |
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| When dote have a short session? |
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| Qualifications for Governor |
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30 years old
US citizen for 5 years
live in NC 2 years before election |
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| 10 departments the heads are selected by the Governor |
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| How are trial court judges selected? |
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| How many district courts? |
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| In a district court who decides the verdict? |
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| Who decides verdict in Superior Courts? |
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| How many appellate court judges? |
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| How many judges make up a panel in Appellate Courts? |
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| How many justices on the supreme court? How long do they serve? |
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| What court handles all death sentences? |
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| Who selects justices at the state level? |
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| issues search warrants, conduct bail hearings and pretrial hearings, and deal with some minor cases |
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| to receive a state charter, officially recognizing the government of a locality |
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| a written document granting land and the authority to set up government |
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| cities expand their boundaries to include a new territory/process of bringing unincorporated land and its residents into an existing municipality |
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| a city, town, or village that provides services to residents |
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| communities divided into small areas |
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| a center city and its surrouding suburbs |
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| oversees the day to day operations of the city |
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| approve city budget and pass ordinances |
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| an elected or appointed official whose job is to keep official records |
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| appoints officials, manages bureaucracy and submits proposed bills to legislature |
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| elected by voters they set the county tax rates, approve the county budget, establish many county policies, and pass ordinances |
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| keeps record of real estate, marriage license, birth records |
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| largest source of state revenue |
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| tax on gas, tobacco, and alcohol |
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| money paid on a deceased persons assets |
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| money that one level of government gives to another to help fund services |
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| inter govermental revenue |
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| money federal government gives to states to help with programs |
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| What case ruled that the state government is not required to provide equal education funding for all counties |
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| Said that slaves are property of their owners and owners can not be charged of a crime against them |
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| manages elections and maintains the states official records |
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| can override a governors veto by 2/3 vote |
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| builds and maintains roads, bridges and other state properties |
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| department of public works |
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| collects taxes and manages state funds |
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| sharing of power between central and state government |
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| traffic law enforcement anywhere in the state except federal lands |
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