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| Series Foreword | |
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| Foreword to First Edition (1993) by the Honorable James G. Exum, Jr., Chief Justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina (1986-1994) | |
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| Foreword to Second Edition by the Honorable Sarah Parker, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of North Carolina | |
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| Authors' Foreword to Second Edition | |
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| The History of the North Carolina Constitution | |
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| The Constitution of 1776 | |
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| The Constitution of 1868 | |
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| The Constitution of 1971 | |
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| The North Carolina Constitution and Commentary | |
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| Preamble | |
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| Declaration of Rights | |
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| The equality and rights of persons | |
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| Sovereignty of the people | |
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| Internal government of the State | |
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| Secession prohibited | |
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| Allegiance to the United States | |
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| Separation of powers | |
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| Suspending laws | |
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| Representation and taxation | |
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| Frequent elections | |
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| Free elections | |
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| Property qualifications | |
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| Right of assembly and petition | |
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| Religious liberty | |
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| Freedom of speech and press | |
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| Education | |
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| Ex post facto laws | |
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| Slavery and involuntary servitude | |
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| Courts shall be open | |
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| Law of the land; equal protection of the laws | |
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| General warrants | |
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| Inquiry into restraints on liberty | |
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| Modes of prosecution | |
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| Rights of accused | |
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| Right of jury trial in criminal cases | |
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| Right of jury trial in civil cases | |
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| Jury service | |
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| Bail, fines, and punishments | |
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| Imprisonment for debt | |
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| Treason against the State | |
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| Militia and the right to bear arms | |
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| Quartering of soldiers | |
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| Exclusive emoluments | |
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| Hereditary emoluments and honors | |
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| Perpetuities and monopolies | |
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| Recurrence to fundamental principles | |
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| Other rights of the people | |
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| Rights of victims of crimes | |
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| Legislative | |
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| Legislative power | |
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| Number of Senators | |
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| Senate districts; apportionment of Senators | |
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| Number of Representatives | |
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| Representative districts; apportionment of Representatives | |
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| Qualifications for Senator | |
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| Qualifications for Representative | |
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| Elections | |
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| Term of office | |
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| Vacancies | |
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| Sessions | |
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| Oath of members | |
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| President of the Senate | |
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| Other officers of the Senate | |
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| Officers of the House of Representatives | |
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| Compensation and allowances | |
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| Journals | |
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| Protests | |
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| Record votes | |
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| Powers of the General Assembly | |
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| Style of the acts | |
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| Action on bills | |
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| Revenue bills | |
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| Limitations on local, private, and special legislation | |
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| Executive | |
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| Executive power | |
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| Governor and Lieutenant Governor: election, term, and qualifications | |
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| Succession to office of Governor | |
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| Oath of office for Governor | |
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| Duties of Governor | |
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| Duties of the Lieutenant Governor | |
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| Other elective officers | |
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| Council of State | |
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| Compensation and allowances | |
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| Seal of State | |
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| Administrative departments | |
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| Judicial | |
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| Judicial power | |
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| General Court of Justice | |
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| Judicial powers of administrative agencies | |
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| Court for the Trial of Impeachments | |
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| Appellate division | |
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| Supreme Court | |
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| Court of Appeals | |
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| Retirement of Justices and Judges | |
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| Superior Courts | |
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| District Courts | |
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| Assignment of Judges | |
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| Jurisdiction of the General Court of Justice | |
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| Forms of action; rules of procedure | |
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| Waiver of jury trial | |
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| Administration | |
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| Terms of office and election of Justices of the Supreme Court, Judges of the Court of Appeals, and Judges of the Superior Court | |
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| Removal of Judges, Magistrates and Clerks | |
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| District Attorney and Prosecutorial Districts | |
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| Vacancies | |
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| Revenues and expenses of the judicial department | |
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| Fees, salaries and emoluments | |
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| Qualification of Justices and Judges | |
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| Finance | |
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| No capitation tax to be levied | |
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| State and local taxation | |
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| Limitations upon the increase of State debt | |
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| Limitations upon the increase of local government debt | |
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| Acts levying taxes to state objects | |
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| Inviolability of sinking funds and retirement funds | |
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| Drawing public money | |
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| Health care facilities | |
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| Capital projects for industry | |
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| Joint ownership of generation and transmission facilities | |
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| Capital projects for agriculture | |
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| Higher Education Facilities | |
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| Seaport and airport facilities | |
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| Project development financing | |
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| Suffrage and Eligibility to Office | |
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| Who may vote | |
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| Qualifications of voter | |
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| Registration | |
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| Qualification for registration | |
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| Elections by people and General Assembly | |
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| Eligibility to elective office | |
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| Oath | |
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| Disqualifications for office | |
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| Dual office holding | |
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| Continuation in office | |
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| Local Government | |
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| General Assembly to provide for local government | |
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| Sheriffs | |
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| Merged or consolidated counties | |
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| Corporations | |
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| Corporate charters | |
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| Corporations defined | |
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| Education | |
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| Education encouraged | |
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| Uniform system of schools | |
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| School attendance | |
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| State Board of Education | |
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| Powers and duties of Board | |
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| State school fund | |
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| County school fund | |
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| Higher education | |
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| Benefits of public institutions of higher education | |
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| Escheats | |
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| Homesteads and Exemptions | |
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| Personal property exemptions | |
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| Homestead exemptions | |
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| Mechanics' and laborers' hens | |
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| Property of married women secured to them | |
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| Insurance | |
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| Punishments, Corrections, and Charities | |
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| Punishments | |
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| Death punishment | |
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| Charitable and correctional institutions and agencies | |
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| Welfare policy; board of public welfare | |
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| Military Forces | |
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| Governor is Commander in Chief | |
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| Conventions; Constitutional Amendment and Revision | |
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| Convention of the People | |
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| Power to revise or amend Constitution reserved to people | |
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| Revision or amendment by Convention of the People | |
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| Revision or amendment by legislative initiation | |
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| Miscellaneous | |
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| Seat of government | |
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| State boundaries | |
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| General laws defined | |
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| Continuity of laws; protection of office holders | |
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| Conservation of natural resources | |
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| Marriage | |
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| Bibliographical Essay | |
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| Table of Cases | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Authors | |