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The EAC is a potential precursor to the establishment of the East African Federation, a proposed federation of its members into a single sovereign state. [7] In 2010, the EAC launched its own common market for goods, labour, and capital within the region, with the goal of creating a common currency and eventually a full political federation. [8]
The legislature derives its authority from Article II of the North Carolina Constitution. [11] The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature. Like all other states except for Nebraska, the legislature is bicameral, currently consisting of the 120-member North Carolina House of Representatives [12] and the 50-member North Carolina ...
During the American Civil War (1861–1865), South Carolina was the first Southern state to secede from the Union, [9] while North Carolina was the second to last state to secede. South Carolina was generally one of the strongest supporters of the Confederacy .
The "Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Colored Race" (now North Carolina A&T) was established On March 9, 1891 by an act of the General Assembly of North Carolina and began in Raleigh, North Carolina as an annex to Shaw University. The college made a permanent home in Greensboro with the help of monetary and land donation by local ...
The EAC implemented an interim certification program in July 2006 which provided a means to obtain federal certification for modifications required by state and local election officials administering the 2006 General Election. [31] In summer 2006 the EAC barred the company Ciber Inc. from approving further voting machines.
The history of North Carolina from pre-colonial history to the present, covers the experiences of the people who have lived within the territory that now comprises the U.S. state of North Carolina. Findings of the earliest discovered human settlements in present day North Carolina, are found at the Hardaway Site , dating back to approximately ...
North Carolina (/ ˌ k ær ə ˈ l aɪ n ə / ⓘ KARR-ə-LY-nə) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west.
EA Canada, a video game developer; East Asiatic Company, a Danish transport company; Ecology Action Centre, a Canadian environmental organization; Editors' Association of Canada, a professional organization