This document appears to be a quiz about North Carolina civics and economics. It contains questions about different levels and branches of government in North Carolina including: - The bicameral state legislature known as the General Assembly - The district, superior, and Supreme Court of North Carolina and their jurisdictions - Local governments like counties, cities, towns, and villages - The roles of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and state cabinet - School desegregation cases like Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Board of Education - Budgets, taxes, and the private sector in North Carolina's economy.

1. Civics
&
Econ
JEOPARDY

2. North Carolina
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Roots of Gov’t in NC
NC Legislative
Branch
NC Judicial Branch
Local Gov’t &
Finances
NC Executive Branch
Potpourri
F. J.

3. What is bicameral ?
A two-house legislature

4. What is segregation?
Process of separating based
on race

5. What is Greensboro, NC?
City in which 1960’s sit-in demonstrations
took placeata segregatedlunchcounter

6. What is Plessy v.
Ferguson?
Established the “separate but
equal” policy

7. Paved the way for the U.S.
Declaration of Independence
What are the Halifax Resolves?

8. Powersshared bythe federaland state
governments
What are concurrent powers?

9. Establishesan educationalsystem
What is the State Government?

10. Able to levy taxes
What are the National &
State Governments?

11. Daily
Double

12. TheGeneralAssembly
What is North Carolina’s legislature?

13. What is a census?
Conducted every 10 years
for reapportionment of
Congressional districts

14. Has originaljurisdiction for criminaltrialsin
North Carolina
What is district court?

15. Results when a decision in
district court is appealed
What is a trial de
novo [new trial]?

16. Thehighest court in North Carolina
What is the Supreme Court of North
Carolina?

17. Usually the first legal officer to
confront the arrested suspect
Who is the magistrate?

18. Deals with criminal cases involving
under aged defendants
What is juvenile court?

19. Servesas the presidentof the Senate
Whois the Lieutenant Governor?

20. Offers pardons & can commutea criminal’s
sentence
What is the Governor?

21. Powerto carryout statelaws and appoint
officials
What is Executive/Administrative power?

22. Manages the state’s money
Who is the State
Treasurer?

23. Groupof officials appointedby the
Governor
What is the Cabinet?

24. Locallaws
What are ordinances?

25. Cities,towns, & villagesin NC
What are municipalities?

26. In chargeof the publicschools
What is the county?

27. Businesses like Time Warner cable,
Duke energy, & Harris Teeter
What is the private sector?

28. When income exceeds
spending
What is a budget surplus?

29. Establisheda qualityeducationfor all
students
What isLeandrov.NorthCarolina?

30. Daily
Double

31. Proposedby the Governoreveryyearto
allocatefunds
What is the budget?

32. What is a misdemeanor?
A minorcrime

33. Who are NC judges?
Elected to 8 year terms

34. What is Swannv.Charlotte-MecklenburgCounty
BoardofEducation? [1972]
Based onthe Brownv.Boarddecision, itwas a local
case whichordered studentsto be bused tobalance
racialpopulationsin schools

36. FINAL
JEOPARDY

37. CATEGORY
State Judicial
Branch

38. Handlescivil casesinvolvingmore than
$10,000 and felonies

39. What is Superior
Court?