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10/12/2017, 11:03 AM
I thought America has 50 states, what gives?
They keep talking about Puerto Rico being American but it's not a state, is it? On top of that they're always talking about the state of Washington DC but I thought that wasn't a state either. Please state the truth here, why do they keep switching up shit?
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10/22/2017, 3:48 AM
I always thought there were 48 states until there were 49 when I was 8 years old, and then 50 when I was still 8 years old. Let's stick with 50, a nice round number easily divisible by 10!
10/12/2017, 12:25 PM
Puerto Rico (and Guam and the US Virgin Islands) are US TERRITORIES. They don't have the same rights as full statehood (citizens cannot vote, for instance), but they ARE still a part of the US. Wash DC, however... is also not a state, and they have no representation in Congress, but they can vote for President in the national elections.
