Check your answers for the questions in:
Part Four: US Government
Section Five: State and Local Government
42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
- provide schooling and education
- provide protection (police)
- provide safety (fire departments)
- give a driver’s license
- approve zoning and land use
43. Who is the Governor of your state now?
- Patrick (Pat) McCrory
44. What is the capital of your state?
- Raleigh, NC
Following are answers for the chart on page 91 of US Citizen, Yes! (Fill in the chart in your book with the correct answers. The local government answers are for Raleigh, NC.)
State Geography and History
1. North Carolina
2. Southern
3. Raleigh, NC
State Government
4. Patrick “Pat” McCrory
5. North Carolina House and Senate (together they are called the General Assembly)
6. Richard Burr and Kay Hagan
7. the State Supreme Court
Local Government
8. Mayor Nancy McFarlane
9. 8-member city council
10. 7-member Board of Commissioners
11. City Manager J. Russell Allen
