Government Homework and Resources

Session Workbook

Your Government session workbook can be found through the link below.  Explore the workbook in advance and have it accessible throughout the Government session.

Class 32 Government Session Workbook

General Session Resources–Optional

The following links are resources recommended by session presenters, planning committee members, and past LNC speakers. These are not required, but exploring those that interest you will enrich your experience both during and after the November Government Session.

The Legislative Branch

• Find Your State Legislators
• “The North Carolina General Assembly: Overview of the Structure, Legislation, and Process of North Carolina’s Legislature,” UNC School of Government

The Judicial Branch

• The North Carolina Judicial Branch
• The North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Commission
• Civil Legal Needs Assessment – scroll down that page for interactive maps by NC county
• NCDOJ Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice (TREC) Program and Policy Maps
• NC Legal Needs Assessment Population Snapshot
• World Justice Project

Demographics

• Carolina Demography
• NC FreeEnterprise Foundation (NCFREE) Partisan District Scores
• North Carolina Association of County Commissioners
  • County Map Book

Advocacy

• Sample Advocacy Plan Template 1 (downloads as a Word doc)
• Sample Advocacy Plan Template 2

Other Resources

• John Davis Political Report
• NC Newsline
• Carolina Journal
• North Carolina League of Municipalities
• NC.gov “Your Government: Get Involved”
• Governor’s Budget Recommendations 2024-2025

Session Follow-Up Materials

• Government Session Evaluation–Due November 22
• December Education Session Attendance Survey–Due November 22
•  Learning Team Calls: Prompts and Recording Form–Due December 4
  • Hold your Learning Team calls and have your call recorder submit call notes (optional) through the form linked above by December 4