United States territory is any extent of region under the jurisdiction of the federal government of the United States, including all waters (around islands or continental tracts) and all U.S. Naval vessels. The United States has traditionally proclaimed the sovereign rights for exploring, exploiting, conserving, and managing its territory. This extent of territory is all the area belonging to, and under the dominion of, the United States federal government (which includes tracts lying at a distance from the country) for administrative and other purposes. The United States total territory includes a subset of political divisions. The U.S. government is a government with delegated powers under the United States Constitution. "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people" by the Tenth Amendment.
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