Unlike the States of the Union or a <u>Commonwealth (Union of several sovereign states)</u>, the US territories are considered as sub-national administrative divisions, this means that these territories are without sovereignty and thus they lack representation in Congress and are administered directly by the federal government.
These territories can be classified as incorporated or unincorporated as well as if they have an organized government or not.
It's important to make a note here since the US has 16 territories, <u>5 of which are inhabited and have a government (Guam, American Samoa, US Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico)</u> and <u>11 which are islands with no population or government.</u>
The proper answer is "B. A legal
<span> document filed by interested parties to a case prior to a hearing or trial in order to influence the court's decision." The court does not have to hear this opinion, however. </span>
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A. Iran suffered economically as other nations followed the US and placed restrictions on trade with Iran.
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