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State Symbols

State Symbols. NC Symbols. Nickname: Tar-Heel State.

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State Symbols

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  1. State Symbols

  2. NC Symbols

  3. Nickname: Tar-Heel State During the late unhappy war between the States it [North Carolina] was sometimes called the "Tar-heel State," because tar was made in the State, and because in battle the soldiers of North Carolina stuck to their bloody work as if they had tar on their heels, and when General Lee said, "God bless the Tar-heel boys," they took the name.

  4. Government in North Carolina North Carolina has 100 county governments Everyone has at least 3 governments: National, State, and County Many places also include municipalities---a city, town, or village with an organized government. All these separate governments are serving you at the same time!!

  5. Government and Protection National= Maintains the army, navy, air force, and other nationwide activities State= Regulates traffic, defines crimes, national guard Local= Enforce state laws and establish local regulations to protect your communities

  6. Mountains, Piedmont, and Coast!

  7. North Carolina’s Diverse Communities

  8. North Carolina Economy • Agriculture, forestry, and tourism---mountains and coastal plain • Commercial Fishing—Coast • Military bases---Eastern part of the State • Fort Bragg, Camp Lejeune, Seymore Johnson AFB

  9. Metropolitan Areas Eastern North Carolina-Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Greenville, Jacksonville, Rocky Mount, and Wilmington

  10. Metropolitan Areas Western North Carolina -Asheville -Hickory, Morganton, and Lenoir

  11. Metropolitan Areas Piedmont -Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill -Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point -Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill

  12. Roots of Government in North Carolina Chapter 12

  13. A Bicameral Legislature • North Carolina use to operate under a unicameral, or one house legislature. • Then in 1697, the colony adopted a bicameral, or two house, legislature. • Royal Governor and his council made up the upper house • House of Burgesses made up the lower house elected by the people.

  14. First in Freedom The colonial governor continued to try and impose laws and taxes on the colonists that the Assembly opposed. The governor refused to call a meeting of the elected representatives. So the colonial leaders decided to hold a congress without the governors approval.

  15. Toward Independence • November 2, 1769—Governor dismissed the Assembly but some refused to leave (FIRST time representatives in any colony did this) • August 25, 1774---71 delegates met in Wilmington and created the FirstProvincial Congress • elected representatives to the first Continental congress

  16. First in Independence! May 20, 1775—Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence April 12, 1776---Halifax Resolves

  17. Edenton Tea Party

  18. The Constitutional Convention • May 25, 1787—Richard Spaight, William Blout, and Hugh Williamson were North Carolinas representatives at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. • The finished constitution created a federal system of government.

  19. Holding out for the Bill of Rights in 1787 Voters in NC feared a strong federal government Objected to giving Congress the power to levy taxes Objected that the U.S. Constitution did not include guarantees of rights like those assured in their own NC Constitution. IT DID NOT HAVE A _____ of ______!!!!

  20. Approve or Reject the U.S. Constitution??? • Voters elected a majority of Anti-Federalists to the Constitutional Convention in Hillsboro, NC in 1788 • Delegates defeated ratification • Demanded a Bill of Rights be added • Finally in Nov. 1789 in Fayetteville the NC Delegates ratified the U.S. Constitution only after federalists promised a bill of rights.

  21. The Constitution of North Carolina Section 2

  22. The Constitution of 1776 In the fall of 1776 delegates met in Halifax and wrote a constitution for the state It was adopted on December 18, 1776

  23. North Carolina 1776 Constitution • In N.C. Constitution the 14 Articles include the following: • A preamble • Declaration of rights (Bill of Rights) • An outline of the framework of government (LEJ) • A listing of state powers and responsibilities • A provision for local government • An amending clause that details the methods of formal constitutional change.

  24. N.C. Preamble We, the people of the State of North Carolina, grateful to Almighty God, the Sovereign Ruler of Nations, for the preservation of the American Union and the existence of our civil, political and religious liberties, and acknowledging our dependence upon Him for the continuance of those blessings to us and our posterity, do, for the more certain security thereof and for the better government of this State, ordain and establish this Constitution.

  25. Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (pg. 95) We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

  26. Article I: Declaration of Rights • Includes 25 guarantees of freedom • Very similar the to Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution • Popular Sovereignty • Separation of Powers • Checks and Balances

  27. Freedom, Safety, Achievement, and Equality • Set up a state militia to keep order • Protected the ownership of Private property • Established public schools and Universities • Guarantees an education to citizens • Equality was limited---men who owned land

  28. Consists of two houses • Senate and house of representatives • Members elected every year • Authority to pass laws, levy taxes and appropriate public funds • Had the power to appoint the members of the other two branches of government

  29. Basic outline of NC Government Legislative Branch--General Assembly (House and Senate) Executive Branch---Governor and Council of State Judicial Branch

  30. Article V Finance • ARTICLE VI Suffrage And Eligibility To Office • ARTICLE VIILocal Government • ARTICLE VIIICorporations • ARTICLE IXEducation • ARTICLE XHomesteads And Exemptions • ARTICLE XIPunishments, Corrections, And Charities • ARTICLE XIIMilitary Forces • ARTICLE XIIIConventions; Constitutional Amendment And Revision • ARTICLE XIVMiscellaneous

  31. The Constitution of 1776 Since 1776, North Carolina’s constitution has been amended and revised in many ways But the 1776 Constitution set up state government with three branches (Legislative, Executive, and Judicial) which have stayed in tact ever since.

  32. 1835 Amendments 1835 • Voters gained the power to elect the governor and approve/reject constitutional Amendments. • Also took the vote away from men of African Descent

  33. Constitution of 1868 1868 • NC was forced to write a new Constitution after the Civil War. • Slavery was abolished • 21 and older could vote regardless of race, color, and previous servitude • Voters elected many state department heads and county officials

  34. Reactions to change 1900’s: • Poll Tax, Literacy Tests, and Grandfather clause • Allowed racial segregation in schools • Not Amended until the 1960’s.

  35. North Carolina Constitution Today: 1971 • Approved by voters in 1970 and took effect in 1971. • Text was edited to make it easier to read • Outdated details were changed: -Required minimum school year was changed from 6 months to 9 months -Racial segregation in schools was eliminated

  36. North Carolina Voter Amendments 1972—lowered the voting age to 18 1977---permited the governor to 2 consecutive 4-year terms 1996---Gave the governor the power to veto legislation (NC was the last!)

  37. North Carolina Declaration of Rights Voters made changes to our Declaration of Rights Declaration of Rights

  38. Trivia • The Highest Peak in North Carolina? • What are the three major land regions in NC? • NC was the last southern state to do this in May 1861? • Oldest state university in the U.S., founded in 1795? • North Carolinas Longest River? • Furniture capital of the world?

  39. State Song:The Old North State -Carolina! Carolina! Heaven's blessings attend her! -While we live we will cherish, protect and defend her; -Tho' the scorner may sneer at and witlings defame her, -Still our hearts swell with gladness whenever we name her. • Hurrah! Hurrah! The Old North State forever!Hurrah! Hurrah! The good Old North State!

  40. Rights of Citizens Section 3

  41. The Right to Vote Voting makes each citizen a government decision maker The electorate decides who will represent them in government Have a say in your government **POWERFUL SYMBOL OF DEMOCRACY**

  42. Limiting the Right to Vote Originally only free, white males who owned property and were citizens of the state and at least 21 years old could vote In 1835 the General Assembly even prohibited free men of African descent from voting

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