State and Federal Authority

1
State and Federal Authority

• Lesson 15 p. 112 Green EOC Book
• October 16, 2007

2
Objectives for Today

• 3.06 Analyze how the Fourteenth Amendment extends
  the Bill of Rights' protection to citizens of a
  state.
• 3.07 Identify modern controversies related to
  powers of the state government.

3
Citizenship

• The Bill of Rights and 14th Amendment to the
  Constitution protects citizenship.
• Citizenship allows for people to have civil and
  political rights.
• As a citizen you will be able to
• Vote in elections
• Serve on Juries
• Run for Political Office
• Enlist in Armed Services

4
Civil Rights

• Civil Rights are rights people have because of
  citizenship.
• Included Civil Liberties such as Freedom of
  Speech and freedom from discrimination.
• The 1st, 14th and 15th amendment highlight the
  fundamental freedoms of every American.
• They also are protected by state, local, and
  federal acts.

5
Voting Rights

• Voting rights refer to a persons power to
  participate in elections by voting.
• 14th Amendment states that all naturalized and
  native-born citizens have a right to vote under
  certain conditions.
• 15th Amendment states that voting rights cannot
  be denied based on race or having been a slave.

6
Voting Rights Continued

• African Americans were denied their voting rights
  after the Civil War.
• The Voting Rights Act of 1965 granted African
  Americans the right to vote in North Carolina
  with full voting rights.
• After the 19th Amendment passed women were
  allowed to vote in NC.

7
Annexation

• Taking territory to make it a state or part of an
  existing city.
• For example, Fayetteville in 2006 annexed a small
  neighborhood outside its borders.
• Cities can annex areas of land without the
  approval of voters!!!

8
Services and Resources

• NC Division of Emergency Management handles
  disaster relief efforts in the state.
• Our State Emergency management department can
  team up with the Federal Department if need be to
  handle natural disaster or terrorism threats
  against our state.