The four characteristics of a state in the United States are territory, population, government, and sovereignty.
In the Declaration of Independence the argument for freedom from British rule is based primarily on the social contract theory of the government that was developed by John Locke. According to this theory, the people had the right to select a new government because the existing government was not serving the people.
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Depending on the crime committed, and time elapsed since sentence completion, states like Wyoming, Virginia, Nevada, Alabama, and Arizona (this is only a partial list since there are many other states) will not allow convicted felons (those with a prison record) to vote