The 50 states of the United States originate their name from a broad diversity of languages.
The names of 25 states are mainly derived from Native American languages.
In the history of this country, federal power has tended to strengthen at the expense of the States.
Today, the question of State law remains under debate, and more than ever, the pandemic situation revealed the huge differences between most of them.  
To me, this country is more and more divided by social divides because of a break in political history...