### Question
How is the "United States" defined?


### Answer
The term **United States** is defined in *2 U.S.C. § 1975* as follows -

> each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *2 U.S.C. § 1975*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 29-CAPITOL POLICE > SUBCHAPTER II-POWERS AND DUTIES**

