context: The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states plus one federal district (Washington, DC). [1] The state is the primary division of the state and possesses a number of powers and rights stipulated in the United States Constitution, such as regulation of trade and interstate cooperation, administration of elections, establishment of local governments, and ratification of constitutional amendments. Under the tenth amendment to the constitution, states can exercise all powers not delegated to the federal government. [2] Each state has its own administration, which consists of an executive, legislative, and judicial power. [3] Each state is represented by a number of representatives in Congress - a legislature consisting of two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives. Each state is represented by two members of the Senate, while the House of Representatives is formed by a number of members for each state according to its total population. [4] Federal provinces do not have representatives in the Senate, while they have a delegate in the House of Representatives, but they do not have the right to vote. Each state has a number of voters in the electoral college, which is the body that elects the President of the United States. [5] According to the US Constitution, Congress has the right to accept the addition of more states to the federation, but it cannot create a new state from the territory of an existing state or merge two or more states into one without the approval of all of the states involved. [6]
question: How many states are in the USA?
answers.text: 50