Two kinds of autonomy people have fought for in U.S. history include moral autonomy and political autonomy. This has been the basis for many wars fought on the part of the United States.
Federates are entities that belong to a larger organization(the federation) while retaining some autonomy. In this case federates would refer to the states and territories beloning to the US.
Many other countries have provinces, which are a similar idea to US states. France has departements, which are like US counties. In most other countries the provinces do not have the same degree of autonomy that US states enjoy, let alone the right to levy taxes as most US states do. India has states. For example, Kerala. Australia consists of 6 states and several territories.
what event in the us history caused the states to lose much of their original powers
Celine Dion. A strong desire of autonomy/independence from Canada. Huge hydro-power developments and exports to N-E US states. Invention of ice hockey. French language and culture.
How much is a united states emirate coin worth in US
R. Earl McClendon has written: 'The question of autonomy for the United States air arm, 1907-1945' -- subject(s): Military Aeronautics 'Autonomy of the air arm' -- subject(s): Armed Forces, History, Organization, United States, United States. Army Air Forces
Autonomy is a noun.
Mexico is a state in the sense that it is an independent, sovereign nation. Its formal name is "the United States of Mexico." Puerto Rico is not a state in the sense of sovereign nation because it is not sovereign. It is part of the United States of America. It is also not a state in the sense of being one of the states of the Union that is the United States of America, because it has not been admitted to the Union as a State. It is an organized territory of the US and has a large degree of local autonomy, but it is still a territory and subject to control of Congress and the President to a much greater degree than is one of the states of the Union.
United States has 200 islands
US postage is 45 cents between US States and territories.
North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina. Pretty much the states on the right side of the United States whenever you look at a map of the US.