• Constitution of the State of Maryland, which was ratified by the people of the state on September 18, 1867, forms the basic law for the U.S. state of...
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  • The Maryland Constitution of 1864 was the third of the four constitutions which have governed the U.S. state of Maryland. A controversial product of the...
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    The Maryland Constitution of 1776 was the first of four constitutions under which the U.S. state of Maryland has been governed. It was that state's basic...
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    The 2024 Maryland abortion referendum is a voter referendum to amend the Constitution of Maryland in order to codify the right to reproductive care in...
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    elected by the citizens of Maryland to serve a four-year term. Under the Constitution of Maryland, the governor can run any number of times, but not more...
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    government of Maryland is conducted according to the Maryland Constitution. The United States is a federation; consequently, the government of Maryland, like...
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    laws in Maryland regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the U.S. state of Maryland. The Constitution of Maryland contains...
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  • of Appeals, where the state of Maryland argued that "the Constitution is silent on the subject of banks." It was Maryland's contention that without specific...
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    the Constitution of Maryland in 1851, and is currently the most populous independent city in the nation. As of the 2020 census, the population of the...
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    The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution...
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    "Constitution of Maryland:Article III, Legislative Department". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 2009-06-10. "Maryland Senate...
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    States Constitution prohibits the United States and its states from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex, in...
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    Maryland (US: /ˈmɛrɪlənd/ MERR-il-ənd) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The state borders Virginia to its south, West Virginia...
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    regardless, all state constitutions establish a judicial system, including a state supreme court. Some state constitutions, like Maryland, allow judges to...
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    The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. The document lays down the framework that demarcates fundamental political code, structure, procedures...
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    county level. With the exception of Baltimore, which was chartered by the state Constitution, municipalities in Maryland are self-governing municipalities...
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  • The Maryland Constitution of 1851 was the second constitution of the U.S. state of Maryland following the revolution, replacing the Constitution of 1776...
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    The Thirteenth Amendment (Amendment XIII) to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime...
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  • interpretation of the principles and intents of the United States Constitution. The party platform is based on originalist interpretations of the Constitution and...
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    recorded history of Maryland dates back to the beginning of European exploration, starting with the Venetian John Cabot, who explored the coast of North America...
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    The Republic of Maryland (also known variously as the Independent State of Maryland, Maryland-in-Africa, and Maryland in Liberia) was a country in West...
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    first created by the Maryland Constitution of 1864. Under that system of government, the lieutenant governor served as president of the Senate and would...
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  • tribunal in Maryland, the Court of Appeals was created by Article 56 of the Maryland Constitution of 1776. The Court was to be "composed of persons of integrity...
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  • Current delegation This is a list of United States senators from Maryland, which ratified the United States Constitution April 28, 1788, becoming the seventh...
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    The drafting of the Constitution of the United States began on May 25, 1787, when the Constitutional Convention met for the first time with a quorum at...
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    principles (this being required by the federal constitution), and each provides for a government, consisting of three branches, each with separate and independent...
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  • In the American state of Maryland, the practice of impeachment has existed since its colonial era as the Province of Maryland and has been legally permitted...
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    Amendment (Amendment III) to the United States Constitution places restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent...
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    comptroller cannot be recalled under Maryland law. The comptroller's office was established by the second Maryland Constitution of 1851 due to concern for potential...
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  • The governor of Maryland is the head of government of the U.S. state of Maryland and is commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor...
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