A republic doesn't have a queen or king at all; instead such a country has a elected head of state. Any nations that serves its people is a commonwealth no matter how, including non-republics, not all republics serve their people so not all republics are commonwealths.
The 1780 Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, drafted by John Adams, is the world's oldest functioning written constitution. It served as a model for the United States Constitution, which was written in 1787 and became effective in 1789.
There are four states in the United States that call themselves commonwealths: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The distinction is in name alone. The commonwealths are just like any other state in their politics and laws, and there is no difference in their relationship to the nation as a whole.
Legally, Massachusetts is a commonwealth because the term is contained in the state constitution. When the state constitution was ratified in 1780, “commonwealth” was a popular term for a whole body of people constituting a nation or state.
Massachusetts is one of the original Thirteen Colonies, admitted to the United States of America as the sixth state on February 6, 1788. Capital: Boston, which dates from 1630.
Legally, Massachusetts is a commonwealth because the term is contained in the Constitution. In the era leading to 1780, a popular term for a whole body of people constituting a nation or state (also known as the body politic) was the word "Commonwealth." This term was the preferred usage of some political writers.
List of U.S. states StateDate (admitted or ratified) 6 Massachusetts February 6, 1788 (ratified) 7 Maryland April 28, 1788 (ratified) 8 South Carolina (ratified) 9 New Hampshire June 21, 1788 (ratified)46 more rows
Legally, Massachusetts is a commonwealth because the term is contained in the Constitution. In the era leading to 1780, a popular term for a whole body of people constituting a nation or state (also known as the body politic) was the word "Commonwealth." This term was the preferred usage of some political writers.
February 6, 1788 Massachusetts / Statehood granted
A contract is an agreement between parties, creating mutual obligations that are enforceable by law. The basic elements required for the agreement to be a legally enforceable contract are: mutual assent, expressed by a valid offer and acceptance; adequate consideration; capacity; and legality.