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The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is the controlling government document of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico at the Commonwealth level.
The United States government approved Law 600, authorizing Puerto Rico to draft its own constitution in 1952. The constitution was approved by a popular referendum and ratified by the U.S. Congress with a few amendments which maintains ultimate sovereignty over Puerto Rico while giving Puerto Ricans a high degree of autonomy. Under this Constitution, Puerto Rico is a freely associatedcommonwealth with the United States. This law-related article does not cite its references or sources. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Congress in Joint Session. ... Autonomy is the condition of something that does not depend on anything else. ... An associated state is used to describe a free relationship between a territory and a larger nation. ... The English noun Commonwealth dates originally from the fifteenth century. ...
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Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/site/docs/pppus.php?admin=033&year=1952&id=198 Statement by the President Upon Signing Bill Approving the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
The Commonwealth of PuertoRico is hereby constituted.
The government of the Commonwealth of PuertoRico shall be republican in form and its legislative, judicial and executive branches as established by this Constitution shall be equally subordinate to the sovereignty of the people of PuertoRico.
The Commonwealth of PuertoRico shall be the successor of the People of PuertoRico for all purposes, including without limitation the collection and payments of debts and liabilities in accordance with their terms.
PuertoRico, freely associated commonwealth of the United States, composed of one large, densely populated island and several small islands in the West Indies.
PuertoRico is the easternmost island of the Greater Antilles.
Mona Passage separates PuertoRico from the Dominican Republic (on the island of Hispaniola) to the west; the Vieques Passage separates it from its island of Vieques to the east.
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