I am interested in suggestions, historical and current to give USA a name (Think names like Canada, Finland, Uruguay, and so forth), other than the descriptive United States of America.
If anyone knows the reason why such a name was chosen, I'd be pleased if you'd enlighten me.
2006-08-25 01:51:57 · 25 answers · asked by dane 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
And please motivate your suggestions (i'd thought that it would've been obvious, but apparantly not)
2006-08-25 01:55:08 · update #1
Okay, I'd really like only sensible suggestions- don't take your hatred for a loose collaboration of individual sovereign states here! :)
2006-08-25 02:11:18 · update #2
Well, the United States of America was designed to be just that- a union of individual states. (In the case of "state" being a looser term for any individual and unique political and geographic unit.) So in the USA, since each state is seen as being separate and equal, the states themselves have unique names (like Ohio, California, etc.) and the union of them is simply termed the "United States". Remember that the separation of powers in the constitution refers to each state keeping its own measure of sovreignty. To assign a "name" to the whole of the United States takes away something from the individuality of each state- reducing it to being part of a larger whole rather than an individual unto itself.
2006-08-25 02:03:09 · answer #1 · answered by Robin J. Sky 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
UiSAsopc (pronounced: You is a so PC)
As to why we are designated United State of America, The 50 states make up the union and we are united (or at least we once used to be) in a country known as America located in North America.
And yes, all other countries in the world are so jealous of our great location in the world and all that we have created out of our Eurocentric culture - thanks to the emigration of LEGAL immigrants from all countries in the world - that they would destroy us. Isn't jealousy a bummer? You come to America legally and you assimilate into our Eurocentric culture. No alternative. Signed, No espeaka the PC.
2006-08-25 02:04:09 · answer #2 · answered by ALWAYS GOTTA KNOW 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called the United States of America because that's what it is.
At last count there were 50 of those states.
2006-08-25 01:55:13 · answer #3 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-17 16:58:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a name by any other name is still the same. United states is what it is .... a supposedly united ( see how they come to the rescue of their own (new orleans) country in that all states can feel equally important, regardless of their color or religion.
2006-08-25 02:33:28 · answer #5 · answered by councillor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fickleland
2006-08-25 01:55:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A-land
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I think its the United States because the states were united...
2006-08-25 01:59:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Revotecho
2006-08-25 01:54:02 · answer #8 · answered by snow l 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WU as in World Union. Becasue USA has always been trying to be the uniter of the world.
2006-08-25 02:00:11 · answer #9 · answered by Lee 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
how about faggystan
ADDED: if you really want me to elaborate make it a point to ask me specifically. you really think i need too?
oh yeah by the way, at last count there was 51 states and that does not include the dominican republic (wich is, by the way, an american territory)
2006-08-25 01:57:32 · answer #10 · answered by sikn_shadow_420 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋