Unit 8: NC State and Local Government

Bayard v Singleton

Similar ruling to Marbury v Madison. The State Supreme Court struck down a state law as unconstitutional, introducing judicial review to NC.

Charles B. Aycock

50th governor of NC. Known for being the “Education Governor” and being a prominent segregationist.

Statutes

Laws that apply to an entire state

Roy Cooper

75th governor of NC. Known for being the first challenger to defeat a sitting governor in NC history.

Mountain Region

Western region of NC that stretched from Blue Ridge to the foothills. It is the smallest region by area.

Jim Hunt

69th & 71st governor of NC. Longest serving governor in NC history and sixth longest in US history.

General Assembly

The name of the legislative branch in NC

Piedmont Region

Middle region of the state and includes the highest population of the three regions.

Redistricting

When the General Assembly redraws electoral districts after each national census to reflect population changes.

Pat McCrory

74th governor of NC. Famous for signing HB2, sometimes called the Transgender Bathroom Bill

Lieutenant Governor

Elected member of the NC executive branch succeeds the governor in the event that the governor’s office becomes vacant.

James G Martin

70th governor of NC. Known for completing I-40 from L.A. - Wilmington because he finished the last stretch from Raleigh to Wilmington.

Coastal Plain Region

Eastern region of NC that stretches from the Outer Banks to to the inner coastal plain. Includes the state’s richest soil for farmland, the Great Dismal Swamp, and several islands.

Legislative Session

Times the General Assembly meets in Raleigh. On odd-numbered years it is a long session and on even-numbered years it is a short session.

State v Mann

A man in NC was convicted for beating and wounding an enslaved African American. The NC Supreme Court overruled the conviction saying that slaveholder could not be prosecuted. The Ruling defended the legality of slavery in NC.

James Terry Sanford

65th governor in NC. Known for nearly doubling NC’s expenditure on public schools and his proactive stance in supporting racial equality.

Commute

The power a governor has to reduce a criminal's sentence

Superior Courts

Courts in NC that handle civil cases involving more than $10,000 and felonies.

Leandro v State of NC

The Constitution of NC states that people have a right and privilege of education in NC and that it is the duty of the state to maintain that right. This ruling stated that NC does not require equal funding of education, although it was later challenged in regard to spending on at-risk students.

The Council of State

The eight Heads of State Agencies