U.S.TERRITORIES





  • https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/united-states-territories
  • WHICH ARE THE FIVE MAJOR TERRITORIES?
  • GUAM/AMERICAN SAMOA/  U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS/ PUERTO RICA//NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.
  • WHAT IS SPECIAL WITH A U.S.TERRITORY?
  • IT IS A PARTIALLY SELF-GOVERNING AREA UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.
  • THEY ARE NOT STATES.
  • THEY CAN HAVE REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS.
  • THEY CAN SEND A DELEGATE TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
  • HOW ARE THEY CONSIDERED?
  • THOSE LIVING IN AMERICA  ARE CONSIDERED
  • AS AMERICAN NATIONALS.
  • OTHERS ARE CALLED AS U.S.. CITIZENS.
  • VOTING RIGHTS/CITIZENS CAN VOTE IN PRIMARY ELECTIONS FOR PRESIDENT.
  • CANNOT VOTE IN THE GENERAL ELECTIONS FOR THE PRESIDENT.
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    U.S. citizens are also considered to be U.S. nationals. U.S. law defines a national as “a person owing permanent allegiance to a state.” Since U.S. citizens owe allegiance to the U.S., they are both U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals 


 

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