| A | B |
|---|
| governor | leader of the state-executive branch |
| lieutenant governor | similar to the Vice President on the state level |
| general assembly | North Carolina's legislature |
| Leandro case | North Caolina case involving funding issuse in local school districts |
| charter | loca version of a constitution given by the state |
| county commissioners | goven the affairs of county government |
| manager | hired to run county or city governments |
| sheriff | law enforcement officer for a county |
| coroner | establishes the causes of death ad conduct autopsies |
| clerk | reponsiblle for the upkeep of county records such as birth certificates and land deeds |
| DA | prospects criminal cases on the local level |
| ordinances | local laws |
| statutes | laws passed by a state legislature |
| incorporation | the state's recognition of a local government |
| annexation | addition of more land inton a city or town |
| Mayor Council | city government with elected leadership- council passes city ordinances while the mayor caries out those laws |
| council manager | city government with an elected council who makes law and a hired official who carries out those policies. |
| zoning boards | group that determine what types of buildings ad the uses of buildigs that are allowed in certain areas. |
| property taxes | local stable tax source- based on a person's belongings |
| user fees | charges on services used-examples: water , cable |
| statutes | laws passed by state legislatures |
