UNC-Chapel Hill Guest Lecture
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This document provides an overview of North Carolina state government for political science students. It outlines the directly elected Council of State positions like Governor and Lt. Governor. It also lists the gubernatorial appointed Cabinet positions and independent boards and commissions. The presentation describes the structure of the North Carolina Senate, House, and UNC Board of Governors. It discusses some challenges facing North Carolina state government like rapid population growth and record budget shortfalls. The presentation concludes with advice for launching a career in government and politics.
UNC-Chapel Hill Guest Lecture
- 1. Presented to POLI 101 Students University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill April 6, 2011
- 2. Mississippi and Alabama Carolina ’06 NC Democratic Party Duke Children’s Hospital NC Dept of State Treasurer NC Office of the Lieutenant Governor Camp Wellstone Duke Non-Profit Management Institute of Political Leadership
- 4. Mississippi and Alabama Carolina ’06 NC Democratic Party Duke Children’s Hospital NC Dept of State Treasurer NC Office of the Lieutenant Governor Camp Wellstone Duke Non-Profit Management NC Institute of Political Leadership
- 5. Structure of state government in NC Context of our system of government Challenges facing state government Launching a career in government and politics on all levels
- 6. Any editorial comments during the presentation or discussion are the sole opinions of the presenter and should not be interpreted as official statements on behalf of his employer or North Carolina State Government.
- 9. Directly-elected Council of State • Governor • Lt. Governor • Attorney General • Secretary of State • State Treasurer • State Auditor • State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Labor Commissioner
- 10. Gubernatorial-appointed Cabinet • Secretary of Administration • Secretary of Correction • Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety • Secretary of Cultural Resources • Secretary of Commerce • Secretary of Health and Human Services • Secretary of Environmental and Natural Resources • Secretary of Revenue • Secretary of Transportation • Secretary of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • State Controller • State Personnel Director
- 11. Independent boards and commissions • Over 200 • State Board of Education • State Board of Elections • State Board of Community Colleges • Banking Commission
- 12. North Carolina Senate • 50 Senators • 2-year terms • Lieutenant Governor as presiding officer North Carolina House • 120 Representatives • 2-year terms UNC-system Board of Governors
- 13. Non-partisan elections Similar structure to federal courts • Supreme Court (7) • Court of Appeals (14) • Superior Court (46) • District Court (30) • Appointed magistrates
- 15. Colonialism Weak governorship Austere government Diluted powers Citizen legislature
- 16. Rapid population growth • 18.5% increase since 2000 • 39.9% increase wince 1990 Changing population density • Population growth focused on RDU, CLT, ILM Record budget shortfalls • $2.4B this year • 12.7% of spending Political polarization
- 17. Changing political tides Shift from rural to urban power Newcomers Lack of bench depth National trends
- 19. Who you know gets you in the door. What you know keeps you employed.
- 20. It’s not about you.
- 21. Be versatile.
- 23. Age matters.
- 24. The world does not want to be changed.