Organic Act of 1917

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Organic_Act_of_1900
gptkbp:allows Puerto Ricans to elect their own representatives
election of a bicameral legislature
gptkbp:created Executive Council of Puerto Rico
gptkbp:effective_date March 2, 1917
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:established civil government in Puerto Rico
the Puerto Rican Senate
the Puerto Rican House of Representatives
gptkbp:first_introduced subsequent Puerto Rican legislation
gptkbp:has_impact_on U. S. citizenship laws
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:the_U._S._Congress
Puerto Rican autonomy
gptkbp:historical_event U. S.-Puerto Rico relations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Organic Act of 1917
gptkbp:includes provisions for local self-government
gptkbp:influenced Puerto Rican political structure
gptkbp:influenced_by the Jones-Shafroth Act
gptkbp:is_a_framework_for Puerto Rican governance
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in legal studies
sociopolitical studies
gptkbp:is_associated_with U. S. colonial policy
gptkbp:is_cited_in territorial rights
historical accounts of Puerto Rico
gptkbp:is_discussed_in academic literature on colonialism
the rights of U. S. territories
gptkbp:is_implemented_in the governance of newly acquired territories
gptkbp:is_linked_to the history of U. S. territories
gptkbp:is_often_associated_with political discourse about Puerto Rico
gptkbp:is_often_compared_to the Jones Act of 1917
gptkbp:is_part_of U. S. territorial law
the broader context of U. S. expansionism
gptkbp:is_referenced_in discussions about Puerto Rican sovereignty
gptkbp:is_related_to the political status of Puerto Rico
gptkbp:key Puerto Rican legal history
gptkbp:legacy American imperialism
gptkbp:narrative_style U. S. territorial expansion.
gptkbp:notable_achievement Puerto Rican history
gptkbp:provides for a governor of Puerto Rico
gptkbp:recorded_by U. S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Puerto_Rico_Federal_Relations_Act
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:President_Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:significance its impact on Puerto Rican identity
gptkbp:significant_event the timeline of Puerto Rico's political evolution
gptkbp:subject historical research
judicial interpretation
gptkbp:was_a_response_to the need for governance in Puerto Rico after the Spanish-American War