Civics And Economics: Nc Government

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Direct Tax

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A tax paid directly to the government by the person whom it is imposed upon

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Custom Duty

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Tax imposed on goods brought into the United States

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Excise Tax

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A "hidden" tax on the manufacture, sale, and comsumption of goods

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Regressive Tax

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Taxes imposed at a flat rate

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Gift Tax

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Tax imposed on a gift of a living person

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Estate Tax

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Tax placed on the assets of one who dies

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Progessive Tax

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A tax that increases as one's income increases

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Concurrent Power

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The power to tax is this type of power

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April 15th

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Tax returns have to be filed with the IRS by this date

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State Consitutions

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Many of these need reformed because they are old fashioned, too long, or too old

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General Assemply

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The NC legislative branch is called this

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Speaker of the House

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This person is the leader of the NC House of Representatives

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Lt. Governor

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This person is the leader of the NC senate

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Initiative

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A proposal by a group of citizens for a law, consitutional amendment, or regulation at the state or local level

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Referendum

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Certain laws or actions approved by the state legislature are submitted to the voters for approval

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Recall

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A citizen-initiated movement to remove a public official from office; you CANNOT do this in NC

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Population

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Unlike the US senate, the NC senate is based upon this

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25

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This is the minimum age requirement to be in the NC senate according to the NC constitution

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House of Representatives

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This house of the General Assembly is responsible for impeaching officials

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Senate

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This house in the General Assembly is responsible for holding the impeachment trials

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14th Amendment

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According to this amendment, states are given the resposibility of upholding each citizen's right to due process

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Declaration of Rights

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This part of the NC Constitution is similar to the US Bill of Rights

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120

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The number of members in the NC house

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50

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The number of members in the NC senate

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Electorate

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This group ratifies an amendment to the NC Constitution

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Reserved

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Powers that belong to only state governments

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Governor

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This person is the head of the NC Executive branch

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Lt. Governor

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This person is second in command (like the VP) in the NC government

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National Guard

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The governor serves as the command in chief of this

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4 Years

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This is the term length for the NC governor

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30 Years

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The mimimum age requirement for the NC governor

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Pardon

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The clemency power to forgive an individual for a crime and cancel their punishment

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NC District Court

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The lowest NC court that handles misdemeanors and civil cases less than $10,000

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7

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The number of NC Supreme Court justicies

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Leandro Case

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The NC court case that says that NC must provide a sound and basic education

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State vs. Mann

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The NC court case that establishes the supremacy of the NC Constitution

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NC Supreme Court

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The higest court in NC

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NC Superior Court

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The NC court that hears felony cases and civil cases more than $10,000

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Swann vs. CMS

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The NC court case that says that busing should be used to desegregate public schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg

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NC Court of Appeals

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The NC court that has on appellate jurisdiction

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Appellate Jurisdiction

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The power to hear a case from a lower court

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Judicial Review

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The power to determie the constitutionality of a law or action

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Counties

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The largest sub-division of most states

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Charter

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A city's basic law

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Statutes

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Laws enacted by a legislative body

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Ordinance

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A law made by a local government (county, city, town)

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Town

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A local unit of government, this is more rural than a city.

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Municipality

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This word could refer to a city, town or county - a subdivision of local government

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Incorporation

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To become an established town or city

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Income Taxes

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The greatest form of revenue for the NC and US government

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Fiscal Year

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NC operates on a budget year called this.

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Social Security

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The greates expendicture for the US government

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Revenue

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Money brought into the government or a company

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Expenditure

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Money the government or a company spends