OK, I guess you don't, and that's ok and don't feel embarrassed by it.
The United States was formed by the union of 13 independent colonies which acted as, and were treated as, separate functioning 'states' by the British crown. With the revolution they 'unified' under a single constitution which they agreed would govern all of them, so long as they retained their independent rights, freedoms, and abilities to form law.
The concept is that each state would act independent of the others as this would allow them to represent the rights and needs of their people without reliance of a single overseeing body. They conceded that no single state could defend itself from nations like England, so certain powers (but very limited ones) were granted to the Federal government, like forming armies and dealing with international trade.
So to answer your earlier question, yes the USA is effectively 50 countries unified under one constitution. The governor of California has absolutely no idea how to address the needs of citizens in Alaska, and vice versa. It's also why states in the USA hold powers typically reserved for Federal governments in other countries, like the Uk - like drug laws, murder laws, etc.
This photo is from Philadelphia. 215 area code.
You actually understand the concept of “United States of America”, right?
OK, I guess you don't, and that's ok and don't feel embarrassed by it.
The United States was formed by the union of 13 independent colonies which acted as, and were treated as, separate functioning 'states' by the British crown. With the revolution they 'unified' under a single constitution which they agreed would govern all of them, so long as they retained their independent rights, freedoms, and abilities to form law.
The concept is that each state would act independent of the others as this would allow them to represent the rights and needs of their people without reliance of a single overseeing body. They conceded that no single state could defend itself from nations like England, so certain powers (but very limited ones) were granted to the Federal government, like forming armies and dealing with international trade.
So to answer your earlier question, yes the USA is effectively 50 countries unified under one constitution. The governor of California has absolutely no idea how to address the needs of citizens in Alaska, and vice versa. It's also why states in the USA hold powers typically reserved for Federal governments in other countries, like the Uk - like drug laws, murder laws, etc.