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There are 50 US States plus the District of Columbia and various territories.
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How many US states are there 50 or 51?
There are 50 US States.The District of Columbia is the city of Washington DC, the national capital. It is not a state, but it has electors in the Electoral College and non-voting representatives in Congress.
Are children being taught there are 52 states in America?
No one is being taught that there are 52 states in the USA. There are only 50 Fifty states and the District of Columbia. No one, anywhere, is being taught that there are 52 states in the USA.
Was slave trade but not slavery prohibited in the District of Columbia?
Yes, the slave trade was indeed prohibited in the District of Columbia in 1850 through the passage of the Compromise of 1850. However, slavery itself remained legal in the District until it was abolished with the passage of the 13th Amendment in 1865.
Is Washington DC a District or a state?
As permitted by the U.S. Constitution, the District is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Congress and is therefore not a part of any U.S. state. There are sufficient efforts occurring to make it a state but as of right now it is not one.
Why doesn't Washington DC belong to a state?
Article One of the United States Constitution provides for a federal district, distinct from the states, to serve as the permanent national capital.The City of Washington was originally a separate municipality within the federal territory until an act of Congress in 1871 established a single, unified municipal government for the whole District.It is for this reason that the city, while legally named the District of Columbia, is known as Washington, DC.The city has only a non-voting delegate to the US Congress, and its citizens did not have the right to vote in Presidential elections until 1961. The district has 3 electoral votes as of 2011.
