Constitution of Puerto Rico

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constitution foundational legal charter

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.

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All labels observed (15)

Label Occurrences
Constitution of Puerto Rico canonical 46
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 9
Puerto Rico Constitution 4

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution ⓘ
foundational legal charter ⓘ
adoptedBy Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico ⓘ
amendableBy referendum of the people of Puerto Rico ⓘ
approvedBy Puerto Ricans ⓘ
surface form: People of Puerto Rico

United States Congress ⓘ
contains Article I – The Commonwealth ⓘ
Article II – Bill of Rights ⓘ
Article III – The Legislative Branch ⓘ
Article IV – The Executive Branch ⓘ
Article V – The Judicial Branch ⓘ
Article VI – General Provisions ⓘ
Article VII – Amendments ⓘ
Article VIII – Transitory Provisions ⓘ
country Puerto Rico ⓘ
createsBody House of Representatives of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Senate of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ⓘ
createsOffice Governor of Puerto Rico ⓘ
U.S. Representative ⓘ
surface form: Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico (as recognized role in U.S. Congress context)
defines executive branch of Puerto Rico ⓘ
judicial branch of Puerto Rico ⓘ
legislative branch of Puerto Rico ⓘ
structure of the Government of Puerto Rico ⓘ
establishes status of Puerto Rico as a commonwealth ⓘ
governmentForm republican form of government ⓘ
guarantees bill of rights for the people of Puerto Rico ⓘ
civil rights of Puerto Rican citizens ⓘ
due process rights in Puerto Rico ⓘ
equal protection of the laws in Puerto Rico ⓘ
freedom of religion in Puerto Rico ⓘ
freedom of speech in Puerto Rico ⓘ
political rights of Puerto Rican citizens ⓘ
influencedBy United States Constitution ⓘ
liberal democratic constitutional traditions ⓘ
inForceIn territory of Puerto Rico ⓘ
jurisdiction Puerto Rico ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
language English ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of Puerto Rico ⓘ
preambleIncludes commitment to democratic values ⓘ
invocation of the people of Puerto Rico ⓘ
recognition of cultural heritage of Puerto Rico ⓘ
ratifiedBy voters of Puerto Rico ⓘ
regulates relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States within the U.S. constitutional framework ⓘ
requires consent of the United States Congress for certain amendments affecting the political relationship with the United States ⓘ
shortName Constitution of Puerto Rico self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Constitución del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico
subjectTo United States Constitution ⓘ
plenary powers of the United States Congress under the Territorial Clause ⓘ

Referenced by (74)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico → establishedBy → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico → interprets → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico → legalBasis → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico → establishedBy → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Constitution of Puerto Rico → shortName → Constitution of Puerto Rico self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitución del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure → basedOn → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puerto Rico Constitution
Government of Puerto Rico → constitutionalDocument → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Government of Puerto Rico → establishedBy → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Rules of Criminal Procedure → legalBasis → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Court of Appeals of Puerto Rico → establishedBy → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Court of Appeals of Puerto Rico → appliesLaw → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico → appliesLaw → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico → establishedBy → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
President of the Senate of Puerto Rico → legalBasis → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Article II – Bill of Rights → partOf → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Article III – The Legislative Branch → partOf → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Article III – The Legislative Branch → positionInDocument → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Article III of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
Article VI – General Provisions → partOf → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Article VI – General Provisions → adoptionContext → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of Puerto Rico of 1952
Senate of Puerto Rico → establishedBy → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Senate of Puerto Rico → appliesLaw → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Article IV – The Executive Branch → partOf → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Article IV – The Executive Branch → adoptedWith → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Article IV – The Executive Branch → locatedInDocumentSection → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
Article VIII – Transitory Provisions → partOf → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Article VIII – Transitory Provisions → relatedTo → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Article I of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
Article VIII – Transitory Provisions → relatedTo → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Article II of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
Article VIII – Transitory Provisions → relatedTo → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Article III of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
Article VIII – Transitory Provisions → relatedTo → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
Article VIII – Transitory Provisions → relatedTo → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Article V of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
Article V – The Judicial Branch → partOf → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Article VII – Amendments → partOf → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico → hasPart → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico → hasPart → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Preamble of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico → hasPart → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Articles of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico → drafted → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico → describedBySource → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Penal Code → relatedTo → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puerto Rico Constitution
Judicial Branch of Puerto Rico → interprets → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Judicial Branch of Puerto Rico → establishedBy → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act → relatesTo → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Puerto Rico Constitution
Puerto Rico Department of Justice → appliesLaw → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Police Bureau → follows → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Monument to the Puerto Rican Constitution → commemorates → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Monument to the Puerto Rican Constitution → namedAfter → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Organic Act of the Judiciary of Puerto Rico → basedOn → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Municipal Court of Puerto Rico → appliesLaw → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Rules of the Senate of Puerto Rico → relatedTo → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
President of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico → legalBasis → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Seal of the Senate of Puerto Rico → associatedWith → Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ