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Praxis II World and US History

Category - US Government

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What is the legal difference between Massachusetts, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Virginia, which are commonwealths, and the other forty-six states?
  1. There is no legal difference.
  2. Their state legislatures are organized differently.
  3. These four states have greater local sovereignty.
  4. The legal differences, which once mattered, have been overruled by Federal law.
Explanation
Answer: A - There is no difference between the four commonwealths and the other forty-six states. The name commonwealth is meant to emphasize that the state governments are based on popular will, but it has no constitutional impact.
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