And guess who presides over it? An official called the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
In fact, even our own state - er, commonwealth - has a hard time remembering the difference.įor starters, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has a Department of State. Many Pennsylvanians probably don't even know that, formally speaking, they live in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. I was one of those kids, if you must know, and to be honest the scars still haven't healed. The only reason for the distinction as far as I can see is for smug teachers to trip up hapless grade-school kids in civics class.
For all intents and purposes, there's no difference between states that are just states and those that are commonwealths.
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