History of NC Constitutions (from UNC-CH)

15 September 2009 | Sanders, John L.

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OUR CONSTITUTIONS: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

by John L. Sanders, Director of the Institute of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

As a State, North Carolina has had three Constitutions: the Constitution of 1776, the Constitution of 1868, and the Constitution of 1971.

[The text of the NC Constitution may be found on the NC General Assembly Web site.]

Related entry: 1835 Constitutional Convention

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YOU NEED TO GIVE OUT THE

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 14:47.

YOU NEED TO GIVE OUT THE INFORMATION OF THE NC State Government as in the Senator, House of Representatives, President, Governor, and the Judges. And give out the powers/roles each branch has!!!!

Response from NCpedia.org:

Thank you for taking the time to let us know you were having trouble finding the information you were seeking in NCpedia.
You will find the answers to most of your questions you posted to NCpedia in the links on this page: http://ncpedia.org/about/quickfacts
An explanation of the branches of state government may be found on the pages linked here: http://ncpedia.org/government/state
Good luck in your research!
Michelle Czaikowski, Government & Heritage Library

How many amendments have been

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 09/03/2011 - 11:03.

How many amendments have been made to the NC state constitution from the date it was ratified to the current?

A total of 28 amendments have

Submitted by Rebecca (not verified) on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 10:10.

A total of 28 amendments have been passed since (1972 - 2004) the 1971 revision of the state constitution. Please refer to Chapter 3 of the North Carolina Manual, http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/pubsweb/manual.aspx. There is a helpful table that includes the number of amendments from 1868 - 2004 (page 104).

Thank you,

Rebecca, Reference Librarian
Government and Heritage Library

I am forwarding your question

Submitted by mczaikowski on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 07:41.

I am forwarding your question to Reference Services at the Government & Heritage Library. Their contact information may be found at http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/reference/reference.html. Someone should be in touch with you soon.

Good luck in your research!

Michelle Czaikowski, Government & Heritage Library

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I really need to know about

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 03/21/2011 - 18:24.

I really need to know about the 3 constitutions where do I click? What do I do?

Between the divider lines

Submitted by mczaikowski on Tue, 03/22/2011 - 07:42.

Between the divider lines above there are some links in a bulleted list. The links you may want to use are: Constitutional history 1776-1866, NC Constitutional History, 1868-1875 and Constitution of 1971.

I hope that helps!

Michelle Czaikowski, Government & Heritage Library

What amendments to the 1971

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 10/10/2010 - 15:22.

What amendments to the 1971 constitution have been ratified by the voters in odd-numbered years? Also, have any proposed amendments to the 1971 constitution been rejected by the voters? Thank you. Lee Mortimer, Durham, NC

Amendments since

Submitted by scase on Mon, 10/11/2010 - 13:50.

Amendments since 1971.

Since 1971, there have only been 2 occasions on which NC voters have been presented with off-year votes on Constitutional matters . One was in 1977, when 5 amendments were offered. All of them passed.

The other was in 1993--only one amendment was offered, but it was defeated.

Since 1971, 35 amendments have been offered. Of these, 28 have passed.

--Steve Case, Government & Heritage Library at the State Library of North Carolina