The Not-Quite States of America by Doug Mack

Residents of United States territories cannot vote in United States Presidential elections, and they have only non-voting representation in the United States Congress. Politically and economically, the territories are underdeveloped. territories - later became independent nations. trust territory, but sometimes grouped with U.S. The Philippines - along with the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau, which were administered as a U.N. states were Alaska and Hawaii, both in 1959. The most recent territories to become U.S. Historically, territories were created to administer newly acquired land, and most eventually attained statehood. Three additional territories ( Bajo Nuevo Bank, Rosalind Bank and Serranilla Bank) are claimed by the United States but administered by Colombia. Of the nine, only one is classified as an incorporated territory ( Palmyra Atoll). Virgin Islands) are permanently inhabited, unincorporated territories the other nine are small islands, atolls, and reefs with no native (or permanent) population. Five territories ( American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. The United States currently administers three territories in the Caribbean Sea and eleven in the Pacific Ocean. Unincorporated territories in particular are not considered to be integral parts of the United States, and the Constitution of the United States applies only partially in those territories. American territories are under American sovereignty and, consequently, may be treated as part of the United States proper in some ways and not others (i.e., territories belong to, but are not considered to be a part of, the United States). Territories are classified by incorporation and whether they have an 'organized' government through an organic act passed by the Congress. In contrast, each state has a sovereignty separate from that of the federal government and each federally recognized Native American tribe possesses limited tribal sovereignty as a 'dependent sovereign nation'. states and Indian reservations as they are not sovereign entities. The various American territories differ from the U.S. Territories of the United States are sub-national administrative divisions overseen by the federal government of the United States. Protected areas ( Conservation district, National monument, National park).Unorganized Borough / Census area / Villages / District (USVI) / District (AS).Indian reservation ( list) / Hawaiian home land / Alaska Native tribal entity / Pueblo / Off-reservation trust land / Tribal Jurisdictional Area.

The Not-Quite States of America by Doug Mack