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Why do Americans say the US has 50 states when it really has 46 since 4 of them are Commonwealths. Kentucky Massachusetts Pennsylvania and Virginia.?
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While those four are, indeed, commonwealths, with respect to the U.S. Constitution they have equal status with every other state, they enjoy all the constitutional privileges of statehood, and they bear all of the constitutional responsibilities of statehood.
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What are the four commonwealths of the US?
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky are the four commonwealths of the US.
What are the other commonwealths of the US?
Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia
How many commonwealths does the united states have?
There are four "states" that are commonwealths. They are Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
Which state is 1 of 4 commonwealths?
Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania or Virginia
What are the commonwealths of the United States of America?
Four States of the United States of America style themselves Commonwealths:MassachusettsKentuckyVirginiaPennsylvaniaIn addition two dependencies of the US, Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, style themselves commonwealths.
How many commonwealths are in the US?
Four U.S. states call themselves commonwealth: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
Another term for a state of the US?
Pennsylvania, Masschusetts, Virginia, and Kentucky sometimes refer to themselves as "Commonwealths". Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Kentucky sometimes refer to themselves as "Commonwealths".
What are the Commonwealth of the US?
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky are the four commonwealths of the US.
What US states are commonwealths?
Since you specified "4", I'm guessing you mean the Commonwealths of Massachusetts, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. The term doesn't actually mean anything legally, it's just the official name of the state (instead of the more common "State of...").
What us states are non common wealth?
Only four of the fifty states are Commonwealths: THey are: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia
How many states are not officially states?
36 states in the US are states, and 4 are officially commonwealths. (Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Kentucky)
What state are commonwealths?
In the United States Massachusetts , Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Virginia are styled commonwealths, not states, although functionally there is no difference. The United states also has two insular territories that are styled commonwealths. They are the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands..
