Government, Politics & Citizenship
Who gets to decide Puerto Rico’s future?
Question 1 of 8
What is Puerto Rico’s political status?
It is the question the island has been asking since 1898, and it has not been settled.
Question 2 of 8
When did Puerto Rico adopt its own constitution?
The 1952 constitution created the current structure of the island government.
Question 3 of 8
What does bicameral mean?
The Asamblea Legislativa has a Senate and a House of Representatives.
Question 4 of 8
How many municipios does Puerto Rico have?
Seventy-eight, each with its own alcalde, its own casa alcaldía and its own plaza. One of them is yours.
Question 5 of 8
What is an alcalde?
The government closest to you is usually the one you actually notice: the trash, the plaza, the permits.
Question 6 of 8
Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens. Which is true about voting?
Citizens since 1917, with a resident commissioner in Congress who cannot vote on final passage of legislation.
Question 7 of 8
Which decision belongs to the federal government rather than the island government?
Immigration, the postal service and shipping law are federal. Notice which list Puerto Rico has no vote in.
Question 8 of 8
What does the plaza pública do in a Puerto Rican town?
Every town is built around one. It is where a municipio is most visible as a place rather than a government.
Who decides?
Each of these is decided by somebody. Sort them by who.
Your municipio
One of seventy-eight town governments
The Puerto Rico government
The Governor and the Asamblea Legislativa
The federal government
Washington, where Puerto Rico has no vote
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