Test

1. What are the duties of the General Assembly: creating, enacting, and modifying laws, and for managing state appropriations.

2. What are the responsibilities of the Governor’s role as Commander in Chief: creating, enacting, and modifying laws, and for managing state appropriations.

3. What are the differences in the 4 types of NC State Courts: NC Supreme Court - has 7 judges, ELECTED for 8 year terms; highest court of appeals in NC. NC Court of Appeals - 15 appeals court judges who work in panels of 3, ELECTED for 8 year terms. Superior Courts - handle civil cases of more than $10,000 and felony crimes (major crimes); jury trials. District Courts - judge hears and decides cases; juvenile law, family law, traffic violations, civil cases involving less than $10,000, and minor crimes called misdemeanors

4. What are the duties of the Governor?  Also give a description of the job: Appoint state officials: Coordinates work of state agencies, Administers state budget and laws (carries them out), Can grant clemency, or reduce/pardon criminals, Veto - governors have varying amounts of veto power.

5. What is the difference between the Cabinet and the Council of State, both at the state level: Council of State:

   1. 8 officials elected by voters to head state departments

   2. Terms: 4-year terms and can be re-elected an unlimited amount of times

   3. Duties: Head their department and carry out the work of that department

6. Cabinet:

   1. 10 administrators appointed by the Governor to oversee certain departments and to assist the Governor in running state government.

7. What are the duties of the Lieutenant Governor: President of Senate and replaces Governor if necessary.

8. Describe the setup of the General Assembly – who leads each house, how laws are made, etc: Made up of 2 houses: House of Representatives and Senate.

Bills may be introduced in either the House of Representatives or the Senate. In both houses, a bill follows the same basic steps toward becoming a law.

9. Describe the makeup of the state executive branch: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Cabinet, Council of State, Executive Departments and Agencies

10. How can the NC state constitution be amended: through a legislative or convention-referred process, both requiring voter approval, with a simple majority vote needed for adoption.