Jones Law for Puerto Rico
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Jones Law for Puerto Rico is the common name for the 1917 U.S. federal statute that restructured Puerto Rico’s civil government and granted U.S. citizenship to its residents.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jones Law for Porto Rico | 1 |
| Jones Law for Puerto Rico canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1732846 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Jones Law for Puerto Rico Context triple: [Jones–Shafroth Act of 1917, alsoKnownAs, Jones Law for Puerto Rico]
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A.
Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act
The Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act is a U.S. federal statute that defines and governs the political and legal relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States, including the island’s status, powers, and obligations under U.S. sovereignty.
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Organic Act of the Judiciary of Puerto Rico
The Organic Act of the Judiciary of Puerto Rico is the foundational law that structures, organizes, and regulates the operation and jurisdiction of Puerto Rico’s court system.
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C.
Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act
The Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) is a 2016 U.S. federal law that created a financial oversight board and restructuring framework to address Puerto Rico’s fiscal crisis and public debt.
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D.
Laws of Puerto Rico Annotated
Laws of Puerto Rico Annotated is the official, annotated compilation of Puerto Rico’s statutory law, widely used as an authoritative legal reference by courts, lawyers, and government institutions in the territory.
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E.
Constitution of Puerto Rico
The Constitution of Puerto Rico is the foundational legal charter that organizes the island’s government, defines the rights of its citizens, and structures its relationship as a U.S. commonwealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Jones Law for Puerto Rico Target entity description: Jones Law for Puerto Rico is the common name for the 1917 U.S. federal statute that restructured Puerto Rico’s civil government and granted U.S. citizenship to its residents.
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A.
Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act
The Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act is a U.S. federal statute that defines and governs the political and legal relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States, including the island’s status, powers, and obligations under U.S. sovereignty.
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B.
Organic Act of the Judiciary of Puerto Rico
The Organic Act of the Judiciary of Puerto Rico is the foundational law that structures, organizes, and regulates the operation and jurisdiction of Puerto Rico’s court system.
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C.
Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act
The Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) is a 2016 U.S. federal law that created a financial oversight board and restructuring framework to address Puerto Rico’s fiscal crisis and public debt.
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D.
Laws of Puerto Rico Annotated
Laws of Puerto Rico Annotated is the official, annotated compilation of Puerto Rico’s statutory law, widely used as an authoritative legal reference by courts, lawyers, and government institutions in the territory.
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E.
Constitution of Puerto Rico
The Constitution of Puerto Rico is the foundational legal charter that organizes the island’s government, defines the rights of its citizens, and structures its relationship as a U.S. commonwealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
organic act ⓘ territorial law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jones Law for Puerto Rico
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surface form:
Jones Law for Porto Rico
|
| appliesTo |
certain persons residing in Puerto Rico in 1917
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persons born in Puerto Rico after its enactment ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Public Law 64-368 ⓘ |
| conferredPowerTo | United States Congress over Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| created |
bicameral legislature of Puerto Rico
ⓘ
elected Senate of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1917-03-02 ⓘ |
| defined | bill of rights for Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1917-03-02 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950
|
| grantedCitizenshipTo | residents of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| grantedCitizenshipType | United States citizenship ⓘ |
| grantedRight | limited bill of rights to Puerto Ricans ⓘ |
| hasProvision |
U.S. citizenship for Puerto Ricans
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governor appointed by the President of the United States ⓘ limitations on local fiscal autonomy ⓘ reorganization of Puerto Rico’s legislature ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | marked transition from Foraker Act framework to expanded civil government in Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | unincorporated territory of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfCitizenship | statutory U.S. citizenship ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| limited | sovereignty of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| locatedInSource | 39 Stat. 951 ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | strategic and military considerations during World War I ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Atkinson Jones ⓘ |
| officialName |
Jones–Shafroth Act of 1917
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surface form:
Jones–Shafroth Act
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| partOf |
United States territorial law
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surface form:
United States territorial law framework
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| predecessor |
Foraker Act
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surface form:
Foraker Act of 1900
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| regulated |
executive branch of Puerto Rico
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judicial branch of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| replaced | Foraker Act ⓘ |
| restructured | civil government of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| shortName |
Merchant Marine Act of 1920
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surface form:
Jones Act of 1917
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| signedBy | Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| sponsor | William Atkinson Jones ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | organic charter of the government of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
World War I
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surface form:
World War I era
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| topic |
citizenship law in United States territories
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political status of Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| typeOfCitizenshipGrant | collective naturalization ⓘ |
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Subject: Jones Law for Puerto Rico Description of subject: Jones Law for Puerto Rico is the common name for the 1917 U.S. federal statute that restructured Puerto Rico’s civil government and granted U.S. citizenship to its residents.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Jones Law for Porto Rico