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In addition to the governor and lieutenant governor, the voters of NC also elected eight heads of state agencies.
-Commissioner of Agriculture, State Treasurer, Secretary of State, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Attorney General, Secretary of Labor, Commissioner of Insurance, and State Auditor

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Executive Branch: North Carolina Cabinet 

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Executive Branch: North Carolina Cabinet 

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Appointed by the Governor
Administration, Corrections, Revenue, Transportation, Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, Commerce, Environment and Natural Resources, Cultural Resources, Health and Human services, and Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Protection.

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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, and State Auditor

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Lieutenant Governor

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Elections- Members of the GA are elected via districts which are determined by population which is used by a census.
Qualifications-To run for the house you have to be 21 years old and have 1 year residency. To run for Senate you have to be 25 years old and have a 2 year residency.
General Assembly Leadership- Speaker of the house presides over the house and makes key appointments. 50 NC senates; Lieutenant Governor is president of the senate and the only real thing they do is participate in a tie breaking vote. Pro-tempore is the leader of the senate and makes all key appointments for the senate. Senior member of the committee is the chair.
Legislative Sessions- Short Sessions in even number years (6 weeks), Long session in odd numbers (6 months), and Special Sessions. Those are called by governor, the president of the senate, or the speaker of the house.
Key Legislation- In 2005, The North Carolina Education Lottery was created for all of the profits to go into the education system. In 2006, it was the first minimum wage jump. In 2016, HB2 (Public Facility Privacy and Security Act), stated you can go into any bathroom that you wish.

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Roy Cooper
Roles
-As chief of state, the governor is the symbolic speaker of the state.
-Commander in chief
-Chief Executive- Execute the laws created by the government.
Responsibilities
-Appoints key state officials, coordinates the work of state agencies, administrates the state budget, and proposes a state budget.
Qualifications
-30 years
-citizen of america for 5 year
-2 year residency

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Dan Forest
-automatically succeeds the governor offices becomes vacant for any reason
Examples
-president dies
-removal
- climbing the political ladder

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1) Draft the 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) Governors Signature

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The General Assembly makes two types of laws. Local/Special laws and Statues.
Oversight Committees: Oversee laws to see how well they are working or whether they need to be replaced.
Power to initiate impeaching hearings.

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Concurrent- Levy Taxes, Borrow Money, Spread for General Welfare, Establish courts, and enact and enforce laws

Reserved- Regulate interstate commerce, establish local government systems, administer elections, and protect the public health, welfare, and morals