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Voters also elect 8 state agencies.
These Agencies are:
Commissioner of Agriculture
State Treasurer
Secretary of State
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Attorney General
Secretary of Labor
Commissioner of Insurance
State Auditor

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Governor/Lieutenant

Council of State:

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

North Carolina Cabinet:
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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Roy Cooper

Roles:
-Chief of State the governor speaks and leads the state
-Commander in Chief
-Chief executive- execute the laws created by the government
Responsibilities:
Appoints key officials
Coordinates state agencies
Administers State budget
Qualifications:
30 years old
Citizen of the states for 5 years
Resident of the state for 2 years

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Dan Forest

1. Lieutenant Governor automatically succeeds the governor if the governor's office becomes vacant for any reason
3 examples:
Death
Removal
Climbing the political ladder-governor resigns and runs for higher office.
Selected to be on a ticket -VP

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General Assembly makes 2 laws: Statutes
Local/Special

Power of the Purse:
Whoever controls the money has the power
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General Assembly:
Decides how much money the government will spend and how they will pay for it
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Oversight Committees:
See how good laws are working and if they need to be changed.

Power to initiate impeachment:

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Elections:
Districts based on census(population). Members of G.A are elected via districts.
Districts have roughly the the same population which is determined by the districts.
Qualifications:
House--> 21 yrs old(1yr resident)
Senate--> 25 yrs old(2 yr state residency/ 1 yr District Residency)

General Assembly Leadership:
The Lieutenant governor is the president of the Senate (he only breaks ties)
Pro-tempore

Legislative Sessions:
Short sessions- in even years(2018- at least 6 weeks)
Long sessions- in odd years(2017-at least 6 months)
Special session- Secretly passing a bill
Govonor
Speaker of the House
President of Senate

Key Legislation:
2005 NC State Lottery was created(NC Education Lottery)

2006 1st minimum wage bump(to 6.15)

HB2- 2016(Public Facility Privacy and Security Act)

colloquialism- Obama Care or HB2 (saying the nickname for something)

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1. Draft Bill
2. Introduce the Bill
3. Refer to Committee
4. Debate
5. Approved Bill Goes to the Other House
6. Conference Committee
7. Bill Signing by Both Houses
8. Governor's Signature

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Concurrent:
Levy Taxes
Borrow Money
Spend for general Welfare
Establish Courts
Enact and Enforce Laws
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Reserved:
Regulate Intrastate Commerce
Establish Local Government Systems
Administer Elections
Protect the Public's Health, Welfare and Morals