U.S. territorial sovereignty
Alright kiddo, let me explain what territorial sovereignty means. So, you know how you have your own room and you can decide who can come in and play with your toys and who can't? Well, the United States has a lot of rooms, but they're called states.
Each state has its own government, just like you have rules in your room. But the United States is like a giant clubhouse, and each state is a member. That means each state has to follow some rules that the United States makes for all the members, like paying taxes and not breaking the law.
But the United States is a special clubhouse because it also has some places that aren't states - they're called territories. These are like special rooms that the United States owns, but they're not part of any state. They're kind of like your parents' office or the garage - they're not really rooms that you're allowed to play in all the time, but you know they belong to your family.
Territorial sovereignty means that the United States has control over these territories, just like how your parents have control over the office or the garage. They can make rules for people who live there and decide who can come and go. But the people who live in the territories still have some rights, just like you have the right to ask your parents nicely if you can play in the garage.
So that's territorial sovereignty in a nutshell - it's like the United States is the boss of some special rooms, but it still has to be fair to the people who live there.
Each state has its own government, just like you have rules in your room. But the United States is like a giant clubhouse, and each state is a member. That means each state has to follow some rules that the United States makes for all the members, like paying taxes and not breaking the law.
But the United States is a special clubhouse because it also has some places that aren't states - they're called territories. These are like special rooms that the United States owns, but they're not part of any state. They're kind of like your parents' office or the garage - they're not really rooms that you're allowed to play in all the time, but you know they belong to your family.
Territorial sovereignty means that the United States has control over these territories, just like how your parents have control over the office or the garage. They can make rules for people who live there and decide who can come and go. But the people who live in the territories still have some rights, just like you have the right to ask your parents nicely if you can play in the garage.
So that's territorial sovereignty in a nutshell - it's like the United States is the boss of some special rooms, but it still has to be fair to the people who live there.