| A | B |
|---|
| attorney general | the chief lawyer for the state or national government |
| comptroller | the chief financial advisor for the state government |
| concurrent powers | powers that both the national and state government share |
| county commissioner | local legislative official |
| denied powers | powers that neither the national or state governments have |
| delegated powers | powers that the Constitution grants to the national government. |
| federalism | a system in which power is shared by the national and state governments |
| general assembly | the state legislative body |
| governor | the chief executive on the state level |
| lieutenant governor | second in charge on the state executive level |
| mayor | chief executive of a city or town |
| McCulloch vs. Maryland | a Supreme Court decision which determined that states could not tax federal institutions. Established supremacy of the federal government |
| reserved powers | powers that belong only to the states |
| Tenth Amendment | states that any powers not delegated to the federal government belong to the states |
| Ninth Amendment | states that the peoples' rights are not limited to those mentioned in the Constitution. |
