COMMONWEALTH, government. A commonwealth is properly a free state, or republic, having a popular or representative government. The term has been, applied to the government of Great Britain. It is not applicable to absolute governments. The states composing the United States are, properly, so many...
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a large, public American research university with two main campuses located in downtown Richmond, Virginia. VCU is an urban university with one of the largest enrollments in Virginia, with over 32,000 students. VCU was founded through a merger between the...
KENTUCKY. The name of one of the new states of the United States of America. 2. This state was formerly a part of Virginia, and the latter state, by an act of the legislature, passed December 18, 1789, "consented that the district of Kentucky, within the jurisdiction of the said co...
Rep. Derrick Van Orden, Wisconsin 3rd District. A freshman and retired Navy Seal, Van Orden represents mostly southwestern parts of the state that run purple. Van Orden won in 2022 with 51.8% of the vote. In his two years, he has pushed to join the ranks of the most conservative members...