Will Washington Dc Become a State?
Washington, Dc, Isn't a State; It's a District. Dc Stands for District of Columbia. Its Creation Comes Directly from the Us Constitution, Which Provides That...
Washington, DC, isn't a state; it's a district. DC stands for District of Columbia. Its creation comes directly from the US Constitution, which provides that the district, "not exceeding 10 Miles square," would "become the Seat of the Government of the United States."
Is DC supposed to be a state?
Washington DC is not one of the 50 states. But it's an important part of the U.S. The District of Columbia is our nation's capital. Congress established the federal district from land belonging to the states of Maryland and Virginia in 1790.
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Who owns the District of Columbia?
About half the land in Washington is owned by the U.S. government, which pays no taxes on it. Several hundred thousand people in the D.C. metropolitan area work for the federal government.
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