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U.S. territorial sovereignty

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In the 19th century, other bounty land and homestead laws were enacted to dispose of federal land. Several different types of patents existed. These include cash entry, credit, homestead, Indian, military warrants, mineral certificates, private land claims, railroads, state selections, swamps, town
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The term "United States" may be used in any one of several senses. It may be merely the name of a sovereign occupying the position analogous to that of other sovereigns in the family of nations. It may designate the territory over which the sovereignty of the United States extends, or it may be the
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is charged with managing federal affairs within U.S. territory. The Interior Department has a wide range of responsibilities (which include the regulation of territorial governments and the basic stewardship for public lands, et al.). The United States Department of the Interior is not responsible
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The site, preserved since the war by the French Committee of the Pointe du Hoc, which erected an impressive granite monument at the edge of the cliff, was transferred to American control by formal agreement between the two governments on 11 January 1979 in Paris, with Ambassador Arthur A. Hartman
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from three nautical miles to twelve nautical miles for national security purposes. However a legal opinion from the Justice Department questioned the President's constitutional authority to extend sovereignty as Congress has the power to make laws concerning the territory belonging to the United
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The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular
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instructed a geographer to oversee this work as undertaken by a group of surveyors. The first years of surveying were completed by trial and error; once the territory of Ohio had been surveyed, a modern public land survey system had been developed. In 1812, Congress established the
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under jurisdiction of United States federal governmental authority (but is not limited only to these areas). The extent of territory is all the area belonging to, and under the dominion of, the United States of America federal government (which includes
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At times, territories are organized with a separate legislature, under a territorial governor and officers, appointed by the President and approved by the Senate of the United States. A territory has been historically divided into
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by the U.S. federal government, until such time as the growing and restless population encroached into the areas. In recent times, "unorganized" refers to the degree of self-governmental authority exercised by the territory.
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Etat et territoire en droit international. L'exemple de la construction du territoire des Etats-Unis (1789–1914) (State and Territory in International Law. The case of United States' Territory (1789–1914))
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to the territories. However, the Court in these cases also established the doctrine of territorial incorporation. Under the same, the Constitution only applied fully in incorporated territories such as
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directed that they be explored, surveyed, and made available for settlement. During the Revolutionary War, military bounty land was promised to soldiers who fought for the colonies. After the war, the
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States under the U.S. Constitution. In any event, Congress needs to make laws defining if the extended waters, including oil and mineral rights, are under state or federal control.
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and territories are under the direct authority of Congress, although each is allowed home rule. The United States government, rather than individual states or territories, conducts
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See 8 U.S.C. Β§ 1101(a)(36) and 8 U.S.C. Β§ 1101(a)(38) Providing the term "State" and "United States" definitions on the U.S. Federal Code, Immigration and Nationality Act.
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A History of the Rectangular Survey System by C. Albert White, 1983, Pub: Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management: For sale by G.P.O.
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over its land and territorial waters. No international agreement exists on the vertical limit that separates this from outer space, which is international.
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of a particular territory. This pattern gradually spread across the entire United States. The laws that spurred this system with the exception of the
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is all the area belonging to, and under the dominion of, the United States federal government (which includes tracts lying at a distance from the
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All territory under the control of the federal government is considered part of the "United States" for purposes of law. From 1901 to 1905, the
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sites, and town lots. A system of local land offices spread throughout the territories, patenting land that was surveyed via the corresponding
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The federal government also exercises property ownership, but not sovereignty over land in various foreign countries. Examples include the
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applies selected parts of the constitution. At the present time, the only incorporated U.S. territory is the unorganized (and unpopulated)
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Innovation in the U.S. Bureau of Land Management: Insights from Integrating Mule Deer Management with Oil and Gas Leasing (Masters Thesis)
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The fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico form the main customs territory of the United States. Special rules apply to
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In the early 20th century, Congress took additional steps toward recognizing the value of the assets on public lands and directed the
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like national parks and domestic military bases, even though these are located in the territory of a state. Host states exercise
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are formed by American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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to oversee the disposition of these federal lands. By the early 1800s, promised bounty land claims were finally fulfilled.
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are under the supervision of the United States federal government. The United States' territory includes clearly defined
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and are not included in the ISO designation of the USMOI. The United States does not administer these two territories.
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CONSEJO DE SALUD PLAYA DE PONCE v JOHNNY RULLAN, SECRETARY OF HEALTH OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO Page 6 and 7
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ruling from 1945 stated that the term "United States" can have three different meanings, in different contexts:
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signing for the United States and Secretary of State for Veterans Affairs Maurice Plantier signing for France.
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by the occupation forces, they must enforce laws that were in place in the territory prior to the occupation.
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surrounding it, was territory administered by the United States until 1999, when control was relinquished to
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Congress possesses power to set territorial governments within the boundaries of the United States, under
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for local government or for civil administration except in the cases of Indian reservations, through the
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Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and of the Political History of the United States
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The Insular Cases: The Establishment of a Regime of Political Apartheid" (2007) Juan R. Torruella
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Paul Carano and Pedro C. Sanchez, A Complete History of Guam (Rutland, VT: C. E. Tuttle, 1964)
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to the authority of the United States of America. United States territory can also include
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The government of the United States of America has claims to the oceans in accord with the
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with the states where federal land is part of the territory previously granted to a state.
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The United States' territory includes any geography under the control of the United States
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is simply a geographic reference used to define property location for deeds and grants; a
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in the United States refers to a small geographic area. The term is used in two ways: a
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since 1959, in which the local government and civil administration were assigned by the
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States and incorporated territories of the United States, August 21, 1959, to present
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The United States is not restricted from making laws governing its own territory by
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Locations of the insular areas of the United States, color-coded to indicate status
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are not under U.S. sovereignty, but each participates in federal programs under a
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allowed leasing, exploration, and production of selected commodities, such as
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of 1787 provided for the survey and settlement of the lands that the original
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collective name of the states which are united by and under the Constitution.
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regarding application of U.S. law to organized but unincorporated territories
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regarding the distinction between incorporated and unincorporated territories
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From July 8, 1947, until October 1, 1994, the United States administered the
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regarding application of U.S. law to unorganized unincorporated territories
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Admission of states and territorial acquisition, U.S. Bureau of the Census
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Department of the Interior Definitions of Insular Area Political Types
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The United States currently claims 16 insular areas as territories:
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State land claims and cessions to the federal government (1782–1802)
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In the United States, a territory is any extent of region under the
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Oregon and California Revested Lands Sustained Yield Management Act
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of the U.S. Constitution. The first exercise of this power was the
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of 1937, commonly referred as the O&C Act, required sustained
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Evans, D. M. Emrys (1965). "John F. Kennedy Memorial Act, 1964".
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Exclusive Economic Zone Claims: An Analysis and Primary Documents
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is a unit of local government, originally rural in application.
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A History and Analysis of the Constitution of the United States
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by establishment of advisory boards that set grazing fees. The
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Carol Hardy Vincent, Carla N. Argueta, & Laura A. Hanson,
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The italicized islands are part of a territory dispute with
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British foreign policy in an age of revolutions, 1783–1793
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United States federal territory and statehood legislation
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The Racial Dimension of American Overseas Colonial Policy
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to manage activities on the remaining public lands. The
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of 1789. The power of Congress over such territory is
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USGS map of the territorial acquisitions of the U.S.
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Vernon Carstensen, "Patterns on the American Land."
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The Law of Freedom and Bondage in the United States
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(July 14, 2008). 1182:Exclusive economic zone of the United States 843:The primary enforcer of maritime law is the 2305:The Constitutional Law of the United States 1247:. Hingham, Mass.: M. Nijhoff. p. 467. 816:, though not interfering with other lawful 550: Unincorporated, unorganized territory 308:divided into smaller administrative regions 290:States, territories, and their subdivisions 6139: 6125: 6117: 5359: 5355: 5159: 4900: 4653: 4205: 4196: 4192: 3905: 3462: 3440: 3426: 3418: 2981: 2967: 2959: 2355: 2341: 2333: 1963:A history of the rectangular survey system 1940: 1938: 1936: 1813:"The American Battle Monuments Commission" 1743:"The American Battle Monuments Commission" 1044:ceded to the federal government after the 381:Territorial evolution of the United States 6557:Colonization history of the United States 4862:Federally recognized Alaska Native tribes 2218:Federal Land Ownership: Overview and Data 2040: 2038: 1892:. The Avalon Project at Yale Law School. 889:, which is a geographic area that claims 544: Unincorporated, organized territory 532: Incorporated, unorganized territory 261:United States Territory of Palmyra Island 2989:Political divisions of the United States 2201:Giving Reins to the States Over Drilling 2072:"Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 As Amended" 285:Political divisions of the United States 248:United States Department of the Interior 242:United States Department of the Interior 6562:Federal government of the United States 4913:List of counties and county equivalents 2084:from the original on September 23, 2015 2011: 2009: 2007: 1974: 1972: 1926: 1924: 1480:"Philippines β€“ United States Rule" 1207: 804:Maritime territory of the United States 451: 400:indigenous peoples in the United States 28:federal government of the United States 2792:Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 2259:. New York: Maynard, Merrill, and Co. 2253:Lalor, John J. (1899). 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