What is a state capital, and why does each state have one?
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What is a state capital, and why does each state have one?
Imagine a state is a giant clubhouse, and everyone inside needs a place to make the rules and run the day-to-day business. That place has a name: the state capital. It's one special city where the state's government sets up shop.
Every U.S. state has its own government — like a smaller version of the whole country's. And just like a team needs a home base, that government needs one headquarters. The capital is that home base.
