North Carolina government
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- Q1What was the main purpose of the Mecklenburg Declaration?To establish a temporary government in MecklenburgTo protest unfair taxation in MecklenburgTo declare the independence of the Mecklenburg region from British ruleTo negotiate peace with British authorities30s
- Q2What is a bicameral system?There is a Governor and Vice Governor in North CarolinaThe division between North and South CarolinaThe legislature is made up of two chambers or houseThis is the second Halifax Resolution30s
- Q3What was the importance of the Halifax Resolution?North Carolina was the first state to declare its independence from Great BritainIt resolved Raleight as the capital city of North CarolinaIt established Halifax as the capital of Nova ScotiaIt made the United States Constitution legal in all 13 states30s
- Q4Where does the following come from? "We, the people of the State of North Carolina, grateful to Almighty God, the Sovereign Ruler of Nations, for the preservation of the American Union and the existence of our civil, political and religious liberties, and acknowledging our dependence upon Him for the continuance of those blessings to us and our posterity, do, for the more certain security thereof and for the better government of this State, ordain and establish this Constitution."The United States ConstitutionThe Preamble to the North Carolina ConstitutionThe Declaration of IndependenceThe beginning of the Raleigh Resolves30s
- Q5What does the 19th Amendment guarantee?The right for all women to voteLowers the legal voting age to 18The right to a trail by juryThe right for all African Americans to vote30s
- Q6What is the meaning of popular sovereignty?The source of power of any government comes from the peopleA monarch (king or queen) must be approved by the peopleEach state gets to have its own money-printing pressAny law comes to a popular referendum in the polls30s
- Q7Previous to 1972, what was the voting age in North Carolina?1820252130s
- Q8"No person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws; nor shall any person be subjected to discrimination by the State because of race, color, religion, or national origin."Amendment X to the United States Constitution, 1791Halifax ResolutionEqual Protection ClausePopular sovereignty30s
- Q9When was the first women's North Carolina Equal Suffrage meeting?177619141965186530s
- Q10
What outlines the basic rule of a municipal government?
charter
jurisdiction
resolution
census
30s