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CITIZENSHIP

Citizenship in the Home

Merit Badge: Family Life

Citizenship in the Community

Emergency Preparedness:

http://www.co.union.nc.us/PublicSafety/EmergencyManagement/tabid/286/Default.aspx

Merit Badge: Public Health

Citizenship in the State

NC Citizen Guide

Legislative Branch

The Legislative Branch makes laws for North Carolina. It is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives, which together are known as the General Assembly. The Legislature meets biennially and all members are elected for two-year terms.

Executive Branch

The Executive Branch of government enforces laws made by the legislature. The head of this branch is the Governor, who is elected every four years. Along with the Governor, the Executive Branch also includes the Lieutenant Governor, the Council of State, and many State agencies.

Judicial Branch

The Judicial Branch interprets what our laws mean and makes decisions about the laws and those who break them. The Courts of the Judicial Branch are split into three divisions, the Appellate Division, the Superior Court Division, and the District Court Division.

Other Useful Links

The Structure of the North Carolina General Assembly

How An Idea Becomes Law

Who Represents Me?

Types of Statutes in North Carolina

Directions to Legislative Building

Homework Resources

State Government Website

NC Governor's web site

The North Carolina Court System

State Government Telephone and E-mail Directory

Citizenship in the Nation

United States Congress

The role of the United States Congress is explicitly defined and limited in the United States Constitution. The 10th amendment states, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved for the States respectively, or to the people." The Congress is comprised of two chambers: