NC State and Local Government

Who is the current Governor of North Carolina?

• Roy Cooper

• Dan Forest

• Bev Perude

• Mark Robinson

In NC the office of Governor is limited to

• Four consecutive terms

• No limitations on terms in NC

• Two consecutive terms

• One term

Who is the current Liutenant Governor of North Carolina?

• Walter Dalton

• Mark Robinson

• Dan Forest

• Bev Perdue

To be the Governor of NC you must:

• Be at least 25yrs old, a citizen of the US for at least 14yrs, a resident of NC for 12yrs

• Be at least 35yrs old, a natural born citizen of the US, a resident of NC for at least 7yrs

• Be at least 30yrs old, a citizen of the US for at least 5yrs, a resident of NC for at least 2yrs

• Be at least 40yrs old, a natural born citizen of the US, a resident of NC for at least 5yrs

Who is responsible for preparing and presenting the state budget in NC?

• The General Assembly

• The NC Supreme Court

• The Lieutenant Governor

• The Governor

Who has the power to impeach judges and Council of State members?

• The General Assembly

• The Governor

• The NC Senate

• The NC Supreme Court

Maintaining equal representation of every district by accounting for population shifts is called

• Gerrymandering

• A population shift

• The Census

• apportionment

The North Carolina Provincial Congress declared total independence for the colony from Great Britain April 12, 1776 in the:

• Albany Plan of Union

• Halifax Resolves

• Declaration of Independence of NC

• The Meck Dec

Sylva town government is set up with:

• A Mayor only

• A Mayor and Commissioners

• A Mayor and assistant Mayor

• A Mayor and public service dept experts

In Jackson County, what is the job of the County Manager?

• Chief Executive Officer, preparing a recommended county budget, recommending new & revised policies and programs, implementing county programs

• Collecting taxes from county residents

• Creating laws for Jackson County

• Managing the public works dept and appointing the county commissioners