U.S. state
Union member region
A U.S. state is one of the fifty constituent political units that together make up the United States of America.
Each state has its own government, constitution, and laws, though all are subject to federal authority.
States vary enormously in size, population, and character: Texas is the largest U.S. state by area, She moved to a different state for work.
State's chief executive
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- assemblyConstructing from components
- capitolState legislative building
- statuteEnacted written rule
budget · taxation · election · ballot · referendum · gerrymandering · redistricting · lieutenant governor
North-central American region
- SouthRegion with distinct identity
- WestLiberal democratic sphere
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
- MountainVast earthen elevation
Rustbelt · Bible Belt · New England · Southwest · Great Plains · Appalachia · Deep South · Upper Midwest
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- amendmentChange to official text
- senateLegislative governing body
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
federalism · supremacy clause · electoral votes · representation · delegation · senator · jurisdiction · compact
State of varied elements
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- melting potCultural fusion place
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
cuisine · dialect · accent · traditions · festivals · identity · pride · rivalry
Of occupied territories
- frontierEdge of settlement
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
Confederacy · Union · antebellum · reconstruction · homestead · Louisiana Purchase · expansion · settlers
governor
State's chief executive
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- assemblyConstructing from components
- capitolState legislative building
statute · budget · taxation · election · ballot · referendum · gerrymandering · redistricting · lieutenant governor · attorney general
Midwest
North-central American region
Mountain · Rustbelt · Bible Belt · New England · Southwest · Great Plains · Appalachia · Deep South · Upper Midwest · Mid-Atlantic
constitution
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- amendmentChange to official text
- senateLegislative governing body
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
sovereignty · federalism · supremacy clause · electoral votes · representation · delegation · senator · jurisdiction · compact · admission
diversity
State of varied elements
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- melting potCultural fusion place
- populationAll inhabitants combined
immigrant · cuisine · dialect · accent · traditions · festivals · identity · pride · rivalry · nickname
colonial
Of occupied territories
- frontierEdge of settlement
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
secession · Confederacy · Union · antebellum · reconstruction · homestead · Louisiana Purchase · expansion · settlers · indigenous
borders
Lines separating regions
- terrainLand's physical features
- coastlineLand-water boundary
- landlockedHaving no sea access
area · elevation · climate · watershed · rivers · mountains · plains · desert · prairie · tundra
U.S. stateU.S. territory
American-governed non-state land
federal district · District of Columbia · Puerto Rico · Guam · U.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. statefederal government
Centralized national ruling body
county · municipality · national government · city · township
U.S. stateforeign country
Nation beyond one's own
nation-state · sovereign nation · colony · Mexican state · protectorate
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