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Unit 6: Part IV: North Carolina’s Judicial BranchWhat is the primary role of the North Carolina judicial branch? ______________________________________________________________________________2. Diagram the structure of the NC court system.How does one become a state judge in North Carolina? __________________________________________________________________Landmark NC Supreme Court Decisions:Landmark NC Supreme Court CaseDecisionState v Mann (1830)Leandro v State of North Carolina (1997)How are juvenile cases handled in North Carolina?Juvenile - ___________________________________________________Juvenile Delinquent - _________________________________________Purpose of Juvenile Justice System = _____________________________Two types of cases:Neglect ______________________________________________Delinquency __________________________________________Differences between juvenile and adult justice:No __________________ only a judge.Closed to the ____________________.Identities are _____________________.Not _________________________________Not _________________________________If juvenile completes probation then ________________________What other court officials make up the state judicial branch? Clerk of Superior Court ______________________________________ ____________________________________________________________Magistrates _________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________District Attorney ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________Public Defender _____________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________Jury ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Document Based Questions - InjusticeUse the documents on page 342-43 in your book to answer the questions.The Fight for Women SuffrageWhat did Anthony mean when she argued that women should be recognized as peers to men” not only at the fireside but in the councils of the nation”?What does Anthony say can come from the “rendering of exact justice”? What does this mean?Promoting Voting RightsWhat did King mean when he called the right to vote “the most fundamental of all privileges of a democracy”?Native American SuffrageWhat reasons could be used to prevent Native Americans from voting?The Voting Rights ActWhat does John Lewis say is the “heart and soul of our Democracy”? SummarizingUsing what you have read and heard from other classmates, what is injustice?How have these people fought to end injustice?How can the judicial branch play a role in ending injustice?Use the documents on page 372-73 in your book to answer the questions.The War of the RegulationWhat injustice are the Regulators expressing concern about?Do you think North Carolina’s royal leaders accepted the Regulators’ resolutions? Why or why not?Are the actions of the Regulators justified or are they the actions of an angry mob?The Fight for Women’s suffrageWhat injustice is Lewis speaking against?In her testimony before congress, Lewis says “Voting will never lessen maternal love”. What does she mean by this?Making a DifferenceWhat injustice is Franklin facing?What steps did he take to overcome these injustices?SummarizingDid the people in these readings take appropriate action in handling their respective injustices?Where do you think the judicial branch is in this process? (i.e. why have the judges not been doing more to help these people?) ................
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