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TopicQuestion for Americans: Why are these four states "Commonwealths"?
NoxObscuras
02/01/24 12:42:04 AM
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To put it simply, it's because those 4 are referred to as commonwealths in their state constitution. It was just a popular word during that time period to describe a representative democracy. The same way that the word 'republic' is used in the pledge of allegiance.

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