I moved to Virginia, and they call it a commonwealth state. I haven't found out what it means and how its different from being a regular state.
2007-07-25 09:55:54 · 6 answers · asked by trespi 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
there is no real difference
2007-07-25 09:58:20 · answer #1 · answered by Kevy 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The way the state government is formed. In a regular state most of the power goes to the state, in a commonwealth some activities that the state should perform is divided among the counties.
2007-07-25 10:01:31 · answer #2 · answered by Greg 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's no difference. They're just trying to be fancy. 4 states in the US are officially styled "commonwealth of____".
2007-07-25 12:50:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a Commonwealth, like Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. I have lived in PA all of my life and don't know what the difference is. Look it up in a dictionary.
2007-07-25 10:04:13 · answer #4 · answered by regerugged 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
"Shallow" basically means that you judge people on their appearance rather than their personality and feelings. Example: Bob: "I'm only friends with her because she's hot." John: "You're so shallow."
2016-05-18 03:39:10 · answer #5 · answered by kathlyn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all for the queen
2007-07-25 09:58:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋