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| A form of political organization in which government power is divided between a central government and territorial subdivisions. |
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| Supporters of a stronger central government who advocated ratification of the Constitution. |
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| A generic term used to distinguish certain high crimes from minor offenses called misdemeanors; crimes declared to be such by statue or as true crimes by common law. |
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| A system used for organizing and governing society based on land and service. |
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| The use of long speeches to prevent a vote on a bill in the Senate. |
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| Politics of the federal government directed to matters beyond United States borders, especially relations with other countries. |
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| Group of delegates who drafted the United States Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention in 1787. |
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| The second part of the constitutional guarantee of religious freedom, guaranteeing to each person the right to believe whatever he or she chooses to believe in matters of religion. |
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| Full Faith and Credit Clause |
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| Constitution's requirement that each state accept the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. |
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| The state legislative body in the state of Maryland consisting of the Senate and the House of Delegates |
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