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14 Cards in this Set
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States the us, and north carolinians, will preserve the american union, establishing this constitution
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Premble to NC constitution
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THe split of authority among the legislative executive, and judicial branches
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Seperation of Powers
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A system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others
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CHecks and balences
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THe doctrine that government is created by and subject to the will of the people, who are the source of all political power
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Popular Soverignty
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Functions and powers exercised by that government that are perscribed, limited, and restricted by law, usually written in a constitution
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Limited government
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To united with something else already in existance
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INcorporation
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Declares the general rights of a colony
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Declaration of RIghts
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An organ of government in many states, and especially in republics.
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Council of state
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THe chief executive of a state in the U.S.
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GOvernor
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An elected official ranking just below the governor of a state in the U.S.
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LIeutenant Governor
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THe supreme deliberative assembly of the United Nations
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General of Assembly & Committiees
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Representative badies electede locally and have decision making authority, and nonrepresentative bodies, which are either appointed from above, or if elected locally, have no independent governing authority
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Types of Local Government
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Normally the largest territorial and political subdivision of a state
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County
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A center of population, commerce and culture
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City
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