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. state
. state
Also known monwealth
Category Federated state
Location  United States
Number 50
Government State government
Administrative divisions of the United
States
First level
States
— Commonwealth
— Indian reservation
— Territories
Second level
County
Consolidated city–county
— Independent city
Third level
Cities, towns and villages
Civil township
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Washington
Oregon
California
Idaho
Nevada
Utah
Arizona
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
New
Mexico
North
Dakota
South
Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
OK
Texas
Minnesota
Iowa
MO
AR
Louisiana
Wisconsin
IL
Michigan
IN
Ohio
KY
TN
MS
AL
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
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New
York
PA
New Jersey
DC
Maryland
Delaware
WV
Virginia
North
Carolina
South
Carolina
ia
Florida
Alaska
Hawaii
A . state (abbreviation of United States state) is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of
America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a
citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile.[1] Four states[2] use the official title of
commonwealth rather than state. State citizenship is flexible and no government approval is required to move
between states (with the exception of convicts on parole).
The United States Constitution allocates certain powers to the federal government. It also places some limitations on
the state governments. State governments are allocated power by the people (of each respective state) through their
individual constitutions. By ratifying the United States Constitution, the people transferred certain limited sovereign
powers to the federal government from their states. Under the Tenth Amendment, all powers not delegated to the
federal government nor prohibited to the states