Jones-Shafroth Act

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
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gptkbp:allows Direct_election_of_the_Governor_of_Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:amends nan
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
nan
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gptkb:Puerto_Rican_House_of_Representatives
Judicial_system_in_Puerto_Rico
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jones-Shafroth Act
gptkbp:influenced Subsequent territorial legislation
gptkbp:influencedBy Insular Cases
gptkbp:isActiveIn Political science literature
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith gptkb:Puerto_Rican_independence_movement
gptkbp:isAvenueFor Its_impact_on_Puerto_Rican_society
gptkbp:isChallengedBy Legal actions regarding its provisions
Activists_for_Puerto_Rican_rights
gptkbp:isCitedIn Congressional hearings
Various_legal_cases_regarding_Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:isConsidered A_landmark_legislation_for_Puerto_Rico
A_significant_step_towards_Puerto_Rican_autonomy
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor Limited self-governance provisions
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn International law contexts
Historical_analyses_of_U.S._colonialism
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gptkbp:isEvaluatedBy Legal scholars
gptkbp:isExaminedBy Studies_of_U.S._territorial_governance
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Puerto_Rican_social_movements
gptkbp:isLinkedTo Puerto_Rican_cultural_identity
U.S._citizenship_debates
gptkbp:isLocatedIn gptkb:Puerto_Rican_government
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gptkbp:isNamedAfter William_Jones_and_John_Shafroth
gptkbp:isOrganizedBy Others advocating for full independence
gptkbp:isPartOf U.S._territorial_policy
Puerto_Rican_history
The_history_of_U.S._colonialism
The_legal_framework_governing_Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:isReferencedIn U.S._Supreme_Court_decisions
Political_debates_about_Puerto_Rico's_status
gptkbp:isRelatedTo U.S.-Puerto Rico relations
gptkbp:isStudiedIn Historians_of_U.S._foreign_policy
gptkbp:isSubjectTo gptkb:U.S._Constitution
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:Limited_self-government_to_Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:isSupportedBy Some_Puerto_Rican_political_parties
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn Comparative politics studies
gptkbp:isValuedFor Its_implications_for_Puerto_Rican_sovereignty
gptkbp:provides Bill_of_Rights_for_Puerto_Ricans
gptkbp:purpose To_provide_a_civil_government_for_Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:recognizes Spanish_and_English_as_official_languages_in_Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:relatedTo Foraker Act
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Puerto_Rican_citizenship
gptkbp:updates Puerto_Rican_representation_in_Congress
gptkbp:yearEstablished March 2, 1917