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A U.S. state is any one of 50 sovereign federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Four states use the official title of commonwealth rather than state. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. 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 power between the two levels of government. By ratifying the 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 U.S. government nor prohibited to the states are retained by the states or the people. Historically, the tasks of public safety (in the sense of controlling crime), public education, public health, transportation, and infrastructure have generally been considered primarily state responsibilities, although all of these now have significant federal funding and regulation as well (based largely upon the "Commerce Clause" and the "Necessary and Proper Clause" of the Constitution). Over time, the Constitution has been amended, and the interpretation and application of its provisions have changed. The general tendency has been toward centralization and incorporation, with the federal government playing a much larger role than it once did. There is a continuing debate over "states' rights", which concerns the extent and nature of the states' powers and sovereignty in relation to the federal government as well as the rights of individual persons. Congress may admit new states "on an equal footing" with existing ones; however, it has not done so since 1959. The Constitution is silent on the question of whether states have the power to unilaterally leave, or secede from, the Union, but the Supreme Court has ruled this to be unconstitutional, a position driven in part by the outcome of the American Civil War. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. I am a Nurse Candidate preparing to take my NCLEX. Pearson Vue sent me information for my test day- about me needing U.S. State Identification. Asked by Godisaboveall2002 - Sat Jan 24 16:36:41 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Your driver's license or an equivalent state issued ID card. Both are issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Answered by infiniti - Sat Jan 24 16:53:07 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "U.S. state" |
