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.
Aliases (1)
- NC Senate ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
legislative chamber
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state senate → upper house → |
| abbreviation |
NC Senate
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| budgetaryRole |
shares appropriations authority with North Carolina House of Representatives
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| chamberType |
bicameral legislature upper chamber
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| compositionBasis |
single-member districts
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| country |
United States
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| electionCycle |
even-numbered years
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| establishedBy |
North Carolina Constitution
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| governingDocument |
Constitution of North Carolina
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| hasLowerHouse |
North Carolina House of Representatives
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| jurisdiction |
State of North Carolina
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| language |
English
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| lawMakingProcess |
bills must pass both Senate and House to become law
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| legislativeFunction |
amends state laws
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enacts state laws → repeals state laws → |
| levelOfGovernment |
state
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| locatedIn |
Raleigh, North Carolina
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| meetsIn |
North Carolina State Legislative Building
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| memberTitle |
state senator
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| numberOfMembers |
50
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| officerTitle |
Majority Leader
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Minority Leader → President pro tempore → |
| oversightFunction |
reviews and approves state agency actions
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| partOf |
North Carolina General Assembly
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| 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
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| presidingOfficerTitle |
President of the Senate
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| represents |
legislative districts in North Carolina
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| 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, North Carolina
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| sessionType |
regular sessions
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special sessions → |
| state |
North Carolina
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| termLength |
2 years
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| typeOfBody |
representative body
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| votingSystem |
first-past-the-post
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| website |
https://www.ncleg.gov/Senate
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