statehoods
Conditions of nationhood
Statehoods is the plural of statehood, the condition of being a politically organized territory recognized as a state.
The term appears most often in discussions of U.S. territories seeking admission to the union: Puerto Rico and D.C. statehoods have been debated for decades.
Multiple statehoods may also refer to distinct national identities or sovereignties.
Supreme independent authority
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- nationhoodStatus as independent country
self-determination · recognition · legitimacy · territorial · constitutional · federalism · admission · secession
Entry or confession
- territoriesAreas under jurisdiction
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- decolonizationEnding imperial control
- independence movementsEfforts seeking political autonomy
founding · establishment · proclamation · partition · unification · treaties · mandates · declarations
Entry or confession
- unionJoining into one
- territoriesAreas under jurisdiction
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
- CongressU.S. lawmaking body
constitutions · ratification · representation · senators · electoral votes · stars · flags · boundaries
Changes in position
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- petitionsFormal requests for action
- referendumsPopular votes on issues
- advocacyPleading for a cause
recognition · Puerto Rico · Palestine · Kurdistan · Catalonia · Scotland · Quebec · Kashmir
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- independenceFreedom from external control
nationhood · self-determination · recognition · legitimacy · territorial · constitutional · federalism · admission · secession · republic
admission
Entry or confession
- territoriesAreas under jurisdiction
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- decolonizationEnding imperial control
independence movements · founding · establishment · proclamation · partition · unification · treaties · mandates · declarations · nation-building
admission
Entry or confession
- unionJoining into one
- territoriesAreas under jurisdiction
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
Congress · constitutions · ratification · representation · senators · electoral votes · stars · flags · boundaries · populations
movements
Changes in position
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- petitionsFormal requests for action
- referendumsPopular votes on issues
advocacy · recognition · Puerto Rico · Palestine · Kurdistan · Catalonia · Scotland · Quebec · Kashmir · Taiwan
statehoodssubjugation
Forcing into submission
vassalage · subordination · colonies · territories · colonialism
statehoodsterritoriality
Defense of claimed space
colony · protectorate · possession · province · district
statehoodstribal sovereignty
Indigenous peoples' governmental independence