North Carolina State and County Government

The governor is part of which branch of government?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• House of Representatives

North Carolina has 100 counties.

• True

• False

The legislative branch of North Carolina that makes laws is called the ___________

• Senate

• Congress

• General Assembly

• Supreme Court

The person in charge of the state's legal department and legal matters related to the state is called the ______________.

• secretary of state

• attorney general

• lieutenant governor

• state auditor

The governor, like the president, has a group of advisers who also run departments of the executive branch called the __________.

• General Assembly

• Council of State

• Council of Trent

• Cabinet

The executive branch of North Carolina also has elected members who run departments who are part of the ___________.

• Congress

• General Assembly

• Council of State

• Supreme Court

This word is used to describe a government with both national, state, and local level governments with different powers.

• Federalism

• Nationalism

• Emotionalism

• Oligarchy

Voters are allowed to approve certain bills passed by the General Assembly in a process called a _________.

• general election

• referendum

• unicameral

• adoption

State government official in charge of overseeing that public funds/money are used correctly.

• Secretary of State

• State Auditor

• Attorney General

• Mayor General

The General Assembly of North Carolina makes laws and is divided into a __________________________.

• Three court system

• unicameral system

• executive branch

• Senate and House of Representatives