A Basic Definition Of A State And It's Purpose
In a nut-shell, most countries such as the United States make states to ensure there isn't too wide of population to manage effectively. A state is a fixed territory assembled into one government between all states. Each state is divided into different sections, areas, or whatever you would like to call them because each part of a country has it's own issues and they all need to be managed in different ways. This is vital since the average politician in Maine doesn't know the issues and life in Oregon. Even if these issues were addressed by the residents in Oregon the politician in Maine would manage the situation differently than a permanent resident living in Oregon themselves. With a large nation the laws in a rural area can vary from a large city. A state can makes their own laws that are subjected to be quite appropriate in a large city, but completely inappropriate in the countryside. Even with law freedom every state has to follow the federal laws. Lastly, even the "joint" government, each state has their own government. This is extremely important area in every state. Without state governments it would be much more difficult to handle such responsibilities as: hospitals, schools, and police. Lastly, having states can benefit all states. With separate states there is opportunity for experimentation. If State A has a great idea that could be passed down to State B and so on.