Commonwealth States Research Paper

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There are four Commonwealth States in which include Virginia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Kentucky. Kentucky was originally part of Virginia. It was Kentucky county Virginia 1776. Four years later it was divided into Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln counties of Virginia. As we all know now Virginia was a Common wealth so in 1792 when Kentucky became the 15th state it took the Commonwealth with it. Kentucky came from the Native American Langauge and can be interepted into several meanings “Land of tomorrow“, “Meadow lands“, “cane and turkey lands“. Kentucky is Considered the Midwest and is the 37th largest state. It ranks the 26th in population. Kentucky is one of only five states that elects it’s state…show more content…
I have lived in two of the four Commonwealth states and for the most part their laws are the same as each other but are not the same however as a State. The term for Commonwealth comes from a time in Britain that the royals were not in power of the people but Parliament was. The term Commonwealth have now also been adopted By areas associated with the United States an example being Puerto Rico. There are over 50 states that have adopted this beliefe. Being a Commonwealth state from the beginning Commonwealth 3 Kentucky has had four constitutions. The first in 1792, The second adopted in 1799, the third was adopted in 1850, and the final was adopted 1851 and is still followed to this day. Kentucky has it’s own constitution with multiple parts and sections. In this state along with others there are procedures to follow, it just so happens that in the state of Kentucky the procedures are extended and the time allotment is a…show more content…
If you get child services involved that can be tricky because they can not over rule a judgement so therefore you have to disobey the orders. Why your asking. Well because if you take back a child to family member that is being investigated then you will be charged child neglect which can be anything from misdemeanor charges all the way up felony charges. Now granted each case is different such as this example: a grand parent has no rights in the state of Kentucky unless a parent has died. I have actually seen where a grandmother has taken a child away not so much because the parent was unft but due to the fact that she had more money. I know for a fact that in other states this case would have held no substance. Kentucky has their divorce listed under Kentucky Revised Statutes-Title 35. For this expository essay I had planned more of an attack on the Kentucky government and I had planned to attack the Commonwealth as well. Granted in
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