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Vocab. Charter Schools- Schools that are “chartered” by a sponsor group to provide an alternative to public education State v. Mann- NC Supreme Court case that stated slaves were “property” Leandro Case- NC Supreme Court case that stated every child has a right to a quality education

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Vocab

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  1. Vocab • Charter Schools- Schools that are “chartered” by a sponsor group to provide an alternative to public education • State v. Mann- NC Supreme Court case that stated slaves were “property” • Leandro Case- NC Supreme Court case that stated every child has a right to a quality education • Supremacy Clause- Constitution is the final law of the land and NC law is subject to it. • Annexation- The process by which a city expands into outlying areas • Gerrymandering- They act of redrawing a voting district to gain a political advantage

  2. Warm Up • What is a controversy?

  3. Money paid by city residents to have their trash collected each week is an example of what? • Property tax • Disposal fee • Impact fee • Municipal bond • Thanks to state and local funding, Mary was able to get her GED and now she’s even thinking about staying at the same school to take courses that will prepare her to transfer to a college. Mary is most likely benefiting from which of the following? • Services at a youth detention center • The state’s community college system • An emergency management agency • The cooperative extension service

  4. NC Supreme Court Cases • The NC Constitution serves as the state’s final authority on state law. • State v. Mann (1830) • Court ruled that slaves are property • Leandro Case (1997) • Courts ruled that NC does not provide quality education for low income counties • Court intervened to ensure proper education

  5. How the Bill of Rights affects State Law • NC is subject to the Supremacy Clause • 14th Amendment • States that anyone who is considered a citizen of the U.S. is also a legal citizen of the state in which they reside. • Any rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution cannot be denied by the NC Constitution. • 15th Amendment • Right to vote for all men…but didn’t get rid of poll taxes, and literacy tests • 19th Amendment • Women’s suffrage

  6. Controversies and State Gov’t • Annexation • For- Cities provide services like trash collections, sewage services and public safety • Against- Means having to pay new city taxes • Lottery • For- Raises $ for education • Against- Legalized gambling • Charter Schools • For- Provide an alternative to traditional education • Against- Not fair for public funds to be taken away from public schools

  7. Controversies Continued • School Busing • For- Providing a means to integrate school • Against- Inconvenient for kids to travel long distances • Disaster relief • Levels of Gov’t working together during crisis • Gerrymandering • The act of redrawing districts to maintain a political advantage

  8. Closing • If a NC state law contradicts the US Constitution which law will be applied? Why, because of which constitutional clause?

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