North Carolina Senate
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The North Carolina Senate is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina, responsible for crafting and passing state laws alongside the House of Representatives.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Carolina Senate canonical | 19 |
| NC Senate | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative chamber
ⓘ
state senate ⓘ upper house ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
North Carolina Senate
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
NC Senate
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| budgetaryRole | shares appropriations authority with North Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ |
| chamberType | bicameral legislature upper chamber ⓘ |
| compositionBasis | single-member districts ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| electionCycle | even-numbered years ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
North Carolina state constitution
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surface form:
North Carolina Constitution
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| governingDocument |
North Carolina state constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of North Carolina
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| hasLowerHouse | North Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
North Carolina
ⓘ
surface form:
State of North Carolina
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| language | English ⓘ |
| lawMakingProcess | bills must pass both Senate and House to become law ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction |
amends state laws
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enacts state laws ⓘ repeals state laws ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | state ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Raleigh
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surface form:
Raleigh, North Carolina
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| meetsIn | North Carolina State Legislative Building ⓘ |
| memberTitle | state senator ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 50 ⓘ |
| officerTitle |
Majority Leader
ⓘ
Senate Minority Leader ⓘ
surface form:
Minority Leader
President pro tempore ⓘ |
| oversightFunction | reviews and approves state agency actions ⓘ |
| partOf | North Carolina General Assembly ⓘ |
| power |
conducts impeachment trials for certain officials
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confirms certain gubernatorial appointments ⓘ participates in redistricting ⓘ passes state budget ⓘ proposes constitutional amendments ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerRole | Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Senate ⓘ |
| represents | legislative districts in North Carolina ⓘ |
| responsibility |
crafting state legislation
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oversight of the executive branch of North Carolina ⓘ passing state legislation ⓘ reviewing legislation from the North Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ |
| seatOfGovernment |
Raleigh
ⓘ
surface form:
Raleigh, North Carolina
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| sessionType |
regular sessions
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special sessions ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina ⓘ |
| termLength | 2 years ⓘ |
| typeOfBody | representative body ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ncleg.gov/Senate ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
North Carolina General Assembly
subject surface form:
North Carolina General Assembly
subject surface form:
North Carolina General Assembly
this entity surface form:
NC Senate