A state is a political unit in the United States that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government with the power to make laws and enforce those laws without approval from any higher authority. A state shares powers with the federal government and also has powers that only a state possesses. Territories, like Guam, the Virgin Islands, and Wake Islands, have laws enacted by the Congress (Articles I and IV of the Constitution) and can also enact laws as long as they abide by the laws enacted by Congress. The federal government has more direct control over territories than it does over states. There is a process noted in the Constitution that provides for territories to be admitted as states, with all the powers and rights as the original 13 states. Citizens of territories are US citizens. Citizenship was first defined in the Constitution via Amendment 14.
Territories are regions controlled by a country that have varying degrees of self-governance, while states are fully recognized political entities with their own government and sovereignty. Territories often have less autonomy and representation compared to states and may be subject to direct control or administration by the country's government.
Territories is subject to the U.S. government, but has looser ties to the nation than the states have. Many U.S. territories were acquired as a result of wars. these include the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, Guam, American Samoa, Wake island, and the Midway Island in the Pacific.
Any land inside the countries boarder that is not claimed as part of a state is a territory. Territories can't have their own government and pass laws like states, but they can become one with the approval of the country.
A territorial government has only a Legislative Assembly whilst a state government has both a Legislative Assembly and a Legislative Council.
A state has a governing body
The United States is divided politically into states and territories. States have their own governments and constitutions, while territories are under the jurisdiction of the federal government.
Goa, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh were Union Territories that were elevated to the status of full-fledged states in India.
Black dots and dashes between states on a map typically represent state borders. They help indicate the boundaries between different states or territories.
India has the most states, with a total of 28 states and 8 union territories.
States, jurisdictions, regions, realms, divisions, sections...
The 13 colonies were created as states by the Declaration of Independence and the NW Territories were carved afterward by government.
Canada's territories are just like the US territories before they became states. They have a managerment appointed by the Federal government and no say in what happens in ways that provinces or states do
The 13 colonies were created as states by the Declaration of Independence and the NW Territories were carved afterward by government.
There are two different Northern territories. The one in Canada is an upper province the one in Australia is also in the upper area.
The NorthWestern territories were bought from a country (France and Spain). The 13 colonies were founded and them gained their independence
Only sort of. They have different duties, responsibilities, and authority in their different systems.
they are used to mark different territories. Like the borders and boudries for the states.
The two mainland Australian territories are the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory, both of which became territories in 1911.
because the thirteen colonies were not discovered yet
They do not have the same House of Representatives members because the amount of members is based on population and not all US states and territories have the same population.
In the US, territories were established by law for national areas not yet administered by states. They included the Northwest Territory (Midwest), the Louisiana Territory (central US), and various territories which later joined the union as states (the last being Arizona, Alaska, and Hawaii). Puerto Rico and several other islands remain territories of the US. In other governments, territories are also non-states with rights and government different from states. These include Yukon, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories (Canada), and Australia's Capital Territory, Northern Territory, Jervis Bay Territory, and Tasmania.
outline of the u.s. constitution what article outlines the states and territories