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| States get their power from the: | 10th Amendment |
| Items not mentioned in the Bill of Rights are guaranteed by the.... | Declaration of Rights...such as right to an education |
| The NC State Legislature is called the.... | General Assembly |
| Who is the leader of the House of Rep.? | Speaker of the House |
| Who is President of the NC Senate? | Lieutenant Governor |
| What are the 3 parts of the NC Amendment process: | Proposal + Referendum = Ratification |
| Who is the leader and 2nd in command of NC: | Governor & Lieutenant Governor |
| Some of the duties of the Governor: | make budget, appoint the Cabinet, pardon & grant clemency, & exercise the Veto |
| What are the Depts. & officials appointed & controlled by the Governor: | Cabinet |
| Dept of Revenue: | collects taxes |
| Dept of Health & Human Services | works with public health |
| What oversees the prison system? | Dept. of Corrections |
| Dept of Transportation | maintains hwys and the DMV |
| What is separate from the Cabinet, but is a part of the Executive Branch instead? | Council of State |
| List some of the members of the Council of State: | Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, DPI, & SBI |
| Who is the leader of the state Executive Branch? | Governor |
| Who is second in power to the Governor? | Lieutenant Governor |
| Who oversees the NC Dept. of Justice? | Attorney General |
| What is the name of the state's Law Enforcement bureau? | State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) |
| What oversees the NC Public School System? | Dept. of Public Instruction |
| What is the agency charged with the administration of the Elections process? | State Board of Elections |
| What is the group in each county appointed to supervise political elections? | County Board of Elections |
| What controls the State Education System? | State School Board |
| What is a local committee in charge of public education? | Local School Board |
| NC court case that said every child has an opportunity to receive a sound, basic education? | NC v. Leandro |
| What is a town, city, or other district at the local level? | Municipality |
| A political & administrative division of a state, providing certain local govt. services is a.... | county |
| Local govt.s provide services such as..... | Water, police & fire protection, garbage, and zoning |
| Voters in each municipality elect their own govt board called a: | City Council or Board of County Commissioners |
| The elected head of a city or town is called: | Mayor |
| In a rural area, the mayor's job would be called the: | County Manager |
| In a city govt. where the city council makes decision to be carried out: | Council-Manager |
| In a city (municipality) who makes all the official decisions for the city: | City Council |
| In a city (municipality) who is responsible for carrying out the governing board's policies & running the local govt's operations: | City Manager |
| Who is elected to provide county law enforcement: | County Sheriff |
| Who is elected to keep county legal records, like births, deaths, marriage licenses.... | Register of Deeds |
| Where does state & local govt. get its funding? | State income tax, sales tax, estate taxes, corporate income tax |
| Where does most of the local & state funding go? | Education, Health & Human Services, and the Justice & Public Safety/Law Enforcement |
| What is designed to est restriction to various types of manufacturing, commercial, or residential use: | Zoning |
| What do cities use to expand their boundaries: | annexation |
| It is also the state's resp. to monitor services that only come from one or two providers.... | Utilities (gas, power, cable) |
