2006-08-31 10:01:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
The official name for Kentucky is the Commonwealth of Kentucky (Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia are similarly named). It's pretty much just a way of having an official name that relates to something in the colonial past. (Kentucky was a county of Virginia prior to statehood.)
For federal purposes, it is considered a state just like the other 46 states and 3 commonwealths. So in this sense, Kentucky is a state as well, even though it's not in the official name. That's about it.
2006-08-31 10:16:10 · answer #1 · answered by Ѕємι~Мαđ ŠçїєŋŧιѕТ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A commonwealth is a different way of looking at a state, usually dictated by a state's constitution. Interestingly enough, on a global scale, sometimes countries are called "states." Also, in some governmental philosophy, the ruling authorities are referred to as "the state."
2006-08-31 17:06:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's like something being a sedan and an automobile at the same time. State is the general term, regardless of whether some states choose to call themselves commonwealths or not.
2006-08-31 17:02:55 · answer #3 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Same thing in Pennsylvania.
2006-08-31 17:07:50 · answer #4 · answered by budntequilla 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
or better yet, how can your brother also be your husband in kentucky
2006-08-31 17:04:36 · answer #5 · answered by kdj204 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
<----Has no love for Kentucky.
2006-08-31 17:08:20 · answer #6 · answered by Casey 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋