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- Levy taxes
- Borrow money
- Spend for general welfare
- Establish courts
- Enact and enforce laws

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- Regulate intrastate commerce
- Establish local government systems
- Administer elections
- Protect the public's health, welfare, and morals

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- General Assembly can pass two types of laws
1) statutes (everyone in state)
2) local/special
- decides how much money the state gov will spend and how state expenses will be paid for

- Oversight committee: learn how well current laws are working and whether laws need changing

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Draft Bill:
Introduce the Bill:
Refer to Committee:
Debate:
Approved Bill Goes to the Other House:
Conference Committee:
Bill Signing by Both Houses:
Governor's Signature:

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Elections: redraw district lines based on census, 50 senators-50 districts based on the census, house districts (120 seats)

Qualifications:
- House: At least 21 years of age (1 year residency)
- Senate: At least 25 years of age (2 yrs state residency/1 year district residency)

General Assembly Leadership:
- speaker of the house presides or has authority over the key appointments of the house
- lieutenant governor is the president of the senate
- the president pro tempore is the leader of the senate and makes all key appointments for the senate

Legislative Sessions:
- general assembly meets for long session in odd number years and short sessions in even number years
- governor can cause special sessions (ex. bathroom)

Key Legislation:
- 2005, NC education state lottery
- 2006, minimum wage hike
- House Bill #2

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Governor: Roy Cooper
Roles: chief of state, commander in chief, chief executive
Duties: appoints key state officials, coordinates work agencies, administers/proposes state budget as well as legislation
(four year term, at least 30 years old of age, citizens for 5 years, resident for 2 years)

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Lieutenant Governor: Dan Forest
Take position of governor (like VP) if governor resigns from
More likely to have to exercise this power then a vice president
Ex. 1 scandal investigation
Ex. 2 brought onto presidential ticket
Role: president of the state senate (runs congress, tie breaking vote on the bill in the general assembly)
- Get elected on a separate ticket from the governor

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- Administration
- Corrections
- Revenue
- Transportation
- Department of Crime Control and Public safety
- Commerce
- Environment and Natural Resources
- Cultural resources
- Health and Human Services
- Juvenile justice and delinquency protection

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Elect the head of the eight agencies
- Secretary of State
- Attorney General
- Commissioner of Agriculture
- Commissioner of Insurance
- State Treasurer
- Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Secretary of Laborer
- State Auditor

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Elected by voters
- Commissioner of agriculture
- State Treasurer
- Secretary of state
- Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Attorney general
- Secretary of labor
- Commissioner of insurance
- State Auditor