Le Tibre (latin Tiberis, italien Tevere) est un fleuve italien qui se jette dans la mer Tyrrhénienne. C'est le troisième plus long fleuve d'Italie après le Pô et l'Adige. Il traverse notamment la capitale italienne, Rome, à l'histoire de laquelle il est étroitement lié.
Article V of the Articles of Confederation reflect representative government by granting to the states the right of having one vote and the opportunity to raise their voices in "determining questions in the United States" whenever the Congress assembles.
In short, states' rights, in this context, are the powers entitled to states rather than to the national unit alone, meaning that each state is sovereign and have jurisdiction over its affairs.