Goal 3 Study Guide: North Carolina’s Government
For the following sections Constitution thru Judicial, place a “NC” “US” or “B” in the space to the left to indicate whether
the statement applies to North Carolina Gov’t only; the US Gov’t only (federal gov’t); or Both the NC and US Gov’t.
Constitution
1. _____ Has a list of rights called the “Bill of
Rights.”
2. _____ Constitution believes in popular
sovereignty and checks and balances.
3. _____ Amends the Constitution by allowing the
people to vote on the amendment.
4. _____ Constitution begins with “We the People”
5. _____ Has a list of rights called the “Declaration
of Rights.”
6. _____ Constitution has never been rewritten.
Legislative Branch
7. _____ Legislature is called “Congress”
8. _____ Has a bicameral legislature.
9. _____ Has 435 members in the House of
Representatives
10. _____ Has five steps for a bill becoming a law,
with the last one being to send the bill to the
executive to sign.
11. _____ Has 50 members in the Senate
12. _____ Legislature is called “General Assembly”
Executive Branch
13. _____ Second in charge is called Lieutenant
Governor
14. _____ Powers include the ability to grant
pardons and to propose a budget.
15. _____ Second in charge is called Vice-President
16. _____ First and second in charge can be in
different parties.
17. _____ Chief executive can only serve 2 terms.
18. _____ Chief executive can serve unlimited
terms, but no more than two in a row.
19. _____ First and second in charge are always in
the same party.
20. _____ Chief executive is called the President
21. _____ Chief executive is called the Governor.
22. _____ Qualifications include being 35 years old
and being a natural born citizen.
23. _____ Helps appoint Supreme Court justices.
24. _____ Qualifications include being a U.S.
Citizen for 5 years.
Judicial Branch
25. _____ Guarantees the right to a lawyer.
26. _____ Courts have three levels.
27. _____ One court level is called the “Superior
court”
28. _____ Supreme Court has 9 justices.
29. _____ Courts have four levels.
30. _____ Supreme Court justices serve for life.
31. _____ Supreme Court has 7 justices.
32. _____ Supreme Court justices are elected to 8
year terms.
33. How are amendments ratified in North
Carolina’s Constitution?
34. How many different Constitutions has NC had?
Which version of the NC Constitution do we use
today?
35. Which NC Supreme Court case established judicial
review in North Carolina?
36. Which NC Supreme Court case ruled that schools
do not have to be equally funded by the state?
37. Which of the following is the best way for a group
of people to keep from being annexed?
38. Which of the following is NOT a difference between
the state courts and the federal courts?
39. Which of the following is NOT a duty of a
governing board for a municipality?
40. What does the state of North Carolina spend most of
its budget on?
41. What does North Carolina law require regarding the
state budget?
42. Who is at the head of a governing board in a
municipality?
43. How is most of the money in the state budget
collected?
44. What is required of a place to be considered a
municipality?
45. What might the NC government do if they
collect more revenues than they spend on
expenditures?
46. How many counties are there in North
Carolina?
47. Who takes over if the governor dies?
48. What is a law passed by a governing board
called?
49. List the two parts of a budget AND explain
what each means (you only get credit if you
explain what the terms means).
50. Who is North Carolina’s current Governor?
51. Name three municipalities in Iredell County.
52. Name one un-incorporated township in Iredell
County.
53. Answer both parts of this question: What is the
relationship between Raleigh and Cary? Is one
going to “swallow” the other (annexation)?
Explain your answers.