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-Voters elect 8 head of state agencies
-Secretary of State
-Attorney General
-Commissioner of Agriculture
-Commissioner of  Insurance
- State Treasurer
-Superintendent of Public Intruction
-Secretary of Labor
-State Auditor

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Governor Succession
-More likely to exercise this compared to a vice president
1. Cases of criminal investigation
2. Invited onto a presidential ticket
- Lt. governor runs for office independently (separate ticket)

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Roles:
-Chief of State
-Commander in Chief
-Chief Executive
Duties:
-appoints key state officials
-coordinates the work of most state agencies
-administers the state budget
-grant pardons
- 4 year term
Qualifications
-at least 30 and citizen for 5 years and live in NC for 2 years

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1. Governor, Lt.  Governor
2. Council of State (elected by voters)
3. North Carolina Cabinet (appointed by the governor)

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1.Draft Bill
2. Introduce Bill
3. Refer to committee
4. Debate
5. Approved Bill goes to other house
6. Conference Committee
7. Bill signing by both houses

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Elections: Redraw electoral districts after each national census
-50 senators, 50 districts
-120 house districts of equal populuation
Qualifications: House= at least 21, live in district for a year
Senate= at least 25, NC citizen for 2 years, resident of district for a year
Leadership: Elects a speaker who presides over the house and key appointments
-Lt. Governor holds the tie breaking vote (president of senate)
-Senate elects a president pro tempore who is the leader for the senate and makes key appointments for senate
Legislative Sessions:  meets in Raleigh
-long sessions in odd-numbered years and short sessions in even-numbered years
-Governor can cause special sessions
Key Legislation:
-2005, NC education state lottery
-2006, new minimum wage
- House Bill 2 (Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act)

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Concurrent: levy taxes, borrow money, establish courts, enact and enforce laws
Reserved: regulate intrastate commerce, establish local government systems, administer elections, protect the public's health

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-Can pass 2 types of laws: statues and local/special laws
-Through statues, GA decides how much money the state government will spend and how state expenses will be paid for
-Responsibility of impeachment
-Oversight Communities: Allows legislators to learn how well current laws are working and whether the laws need to be changed