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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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Memebers of the G.A are elected based on primaries, primaries are based off population, divided equal population in each primary

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House:
Must be 21 years old, Must be a member of the district for one year.
Senate:
25 years old, 2 year resident of the state, 1 year district residency

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-Speaker of the House: Leader of the House of Representatives. They preside over the house and they appoint.
-President of the Senate: Limited power. They only vote to break a tie
-President pro tempore: The leader of the senate and makes key appointments for the senate.

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- Long sessions in odd number years
- Short sessions in even number years
- Special sessions can only be called by three biggest speakers in the state
Ex: Bathroom law house bill 2
- NC state legalized all lottery in 2005
- Minimum wage bump in 2006
- Public facilities, privacy and security act in 2016

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If the N.C General Assembly passes a statute, everyone has to follow the statute.
Ex: House Law #2

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A law that only applies to certain parts of the state.

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The General Assembly decided how much money can be spent and how much state expenses can be paid.
Ex: Virginia Teachers Strike

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Over see laws so they can see how well they are working and if the need to be changed

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- In 2005 the NC education lottery was created.
- 2006, first time minimum wage was raised in NC in a long time.
- The Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act (HB2) became a law in 2016.

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ROLES: Chief of state - symbolic leader who speaks for NC. Commander in chief - controls the national guard and state troopers.
Chief executive - interprets laws and judges whether they are constitutional.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Appoint key officials, coordinate state agencies, and administer/propose state budgets.
QUALIFICATIONS: 30 years old, citizen for 5 years, resident for 2 years.

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If the governor cannot perform his job, the lieutenant governor must replace his job. (death, moving positions, removal)
Run on separate tickets than the governor.