Minnesota provided a large number of units in the American Civil War proportionate to its small population of approximately 170,000 in 1861-1865, with some 26,717 state volunteers being recorded, although a number of those are individuals who reenlisted in other units.
Consent of government, democracy, limited government, representative government, rule of law
It would be "NAFTA", which stands for the "North American Free Trade Agreement" that is a treaty to eliminate all trade barriers between Canada, Mexico, and the United States, since each state believes this to be in thier best economic interest.
The right to make and enforce laws is characteristic of which political unit, I think