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Topic | Question for Americans: Why are these four states "Commonwealths"? |
Mistere_Man 02/01/24 12:59:23 AM #9: | NoxObscuras posted...
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. Republic is used in the pledge because the USA is a democratic republic. --- Water+Fall=Radiation. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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