State and Local Government

Way that power is split between the federal government and state government

• 1. General Assembly

• Supremacy Clause

• Federalism

• Budget

Current lieutenant governor of North Carolina

• Thom Tillis

• Joe Biden

• Mark Robinson

• Roy Cooper

A lawyer appointed by the court for a low income defendant

• 1. Attorney General

• Public Defender

• 1. Lieutenant Governor

• 1. Magistrate

Oversees the State Bureau of Investigation and main state lawyer

• 1. Attorney General

• 1. Clerk of Court

• 1. Magistrate

• Sheriff

Appointed by and responsible to the governor to help make decisions

• Cabinet

• Clerk of Court

• City/Town Council

• Attorney General

Group of people who help make a decision in a court case

• General Assembly

• Jury

• Public Defender

• County Manager

Executive for the county who is hired by Board of Commissioners

• Attorney General

• Sheriff

• County Manager

• Cabinet

North Carolina has this many counties

• 200

• 100

• 50

• 10

Legislative Branch for North Carolina

• Register of Deeds

• Jury

• Magistrate

• General Assembly

Elected by citizens to preside as the executive over a city/town

• County Manager

• Public Defender

• Mayor

• Governor