North Carolina General Assembly

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The North Carolina General Assembly is the bicameral legislative body that creates state laws and oversees public policy for North Carolina.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
state legislature
appliesLegalSystem common law
appliesToJurisdiction North Carolina
branchOf North Carolina General Assembly self-linksurface differs
surface form: Legislative branch of North Carolina
canOverrideVetoOf Governor of North Carolina
composition elected representatives from districts in North Carolina
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creates state statutes of North Carolina
function approve state budget
conduct legislative oversight of the executive branch
enact state laws
levy state taxes
propose constitutional amendments
governs North Carolina
surface form: State of North Carolina
hasAuthorityFrom North Carolina state constitution
surface form: Constitution of North Carolina
hasComponent North Carolina House of Representatives
North Carolina Senate
hasJurisdictionOver local government enabling legislation in North Carolina
state education policy in North Carolina
state environmental policy in North Carolina
state health policy in North Carolina
state transportation policy in North Carolina
statewide civil law in North Carolina
statewide criminal law in North Carolina
hasLowerHouse North Carolina House of Representatives
hasPresidingOfficerOfUpperHouse President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate
hasSpeakerOfTheHouse Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives
hasUpperHouse North Carolina Senate
hasVotingSystem simple majority voting
inception 1776
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalForm constitutional body
legislativeBodyFor North Carolina
surface form: State of North Carolina
locatedIn Raleigh
surface form: Raleigh, North Carolina
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Wake County, North Carolina
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
meetsIn North Carolina State Legislative Building
meetsInBuilding North Carolina State Legislative Building
numberOfHouses 2
oversees public policy in North Carolina
partOf Government of North Carolina
replaced Colonial Assembly of North Carolina
sessionType regular sessions
special sessions
shortName NCGA
website https://www.ncleg.gov/

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North Carolina State Board of Elections cooperatesWith North Carolina General Assembly
Speaker pro tempore of the North Carolina House of Representatives category North Carolina General Assembly
this entity surface form: North Carolina legislative offices
Cabinet of North Carolina isDistinctFrom North Carolina General Assembly
this entity surface form: legislative branch of North Carolina
North Carolina Court of Appeals establishedBy North Carolina General Assembly
Mecklenburg County Courts governingBody North Carolina General Assembly
North Carolina District Court governingBody North Carolina General Assembly
North Carolina Governor's Council replacedBy North Carolina General Assembly
North Carolina State Bar isCreatedBy North Carolina General Assembly