The fourth section is the Resolution of Independence, which states that the colonists have officially declared themselves free from the rule of the British government. It is in this section that the United States of America is officially announced.
The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence.
Article 4 of the United States Constitution is the section that talks about the states. Article 4 discusses the responsibilities and duties of the states as well as what responsibilities the federal government has to the States.
