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United States Territories and Statehood Process

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United States Territories and Statehood Process

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What is the primary role of delegates in the House of Representatives regarding US territories?

To grant statehood to the territories

To oversee the daily affairs of the territories

To vote on behalf of the territories in presidential elections

To represent the territories in the House of Representatives (correct)

What is the typical precursor to statehood in the United States?

Independence from the United States

Territorial status (correct)

Provisional government

Commonwealth status

What is the first step in the process of becoming a state?

Gaining acknowledgment from Congress through a joint resolution

Petitioning the President for statehood

Holding a referendum on statehood (correct)

Adopting a government and constitution that conforms to the US

What is the role of Congress in the process of granting statehood?

<p>To acknowledge a territory's statehood through a joint resolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is true about the citizens of US territories?

<p>They can vote in presidential primaries but not in general elections</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands are all territories of the United States.
Territories have American citizens who can vote in presidential primaries, and they are represented by delegates in the House of Representatives.
Congress has the power to admit new states to the Union, but the process for granting statehood is not explicitly outlined in the Constitution.
Historically, territorial status is granted as a precursor to statehood.
The process for becoming a state involves holding a referendum on statehood, adopting a government and constitution that conforms to the US, and gaining acknowledgment from Congress through a joint resolution.

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Learn about the territories of the United States and the process for becoming a state, including holding referendums, adopting governments, and gaining acknowledgment from Congress.