Platt Amendment Foraker Act Gave Puerto Ricans a limited say over their own affairs. Americans set up schools, improved health care, and built roads. The Foraker Act and the Jones Act the United States gained control over Puerto Rico in 1898, it set up a government under the Foraker Act in 1900. As a result of the opposition of Puerto Ricans to the Foraker Act, the Unites States passed the Jones Act in 1917. Read the two acts below, and then complete the exercise that follows. The Foraker Act, 1900 The provisions of these bills can be changed by the Congress of the United States, if it so Puerto Rico is a United States possession. desires. Puerto Ricans are not citizens of the United The Jones Act, 1917 States, but can elect a non-voting observer to the United States Congress. All people of Puerto Rico shall be Puerto Ricans will have the right to elect the granted United States citizenship with lower house of its local legislature. The all its privileges and responsibilities upper house will be nominated by the except the right to vote for the president president of the Unites States and approved of the Unites States and the right to by the United States Congress. representation in Congress. However, The governor general, who is appointed by any citizens of Puerto Rico will have the president (with the advice and consent of until six months after this act becomes the United States Senate), will have the law to refuse to accept such citizenship. power to amend or void all legislation of The government of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico. shall consist of a governor, appointed by All foreign trade bills affecting Puerto Rican the president of the United States and trade will be enacted by the Congress of the two houses of the legislature elected by United States. the people of Puerto Rico. Any laws passed by the legislature may be vetoed
Platt Amendment Foraker Act Gave Puerto Ricans a limited say over their own affairs. Americans set up schools, improved health care, and built roads. The Foraker Act and the Jones Act the United States gained control over Puerto Rico in 1898, it set up a government under the Foraker Act in 1900. As a result of the opposition of Puerto Ricans to the Foraker Act, the Unites States passed the Jones Act in 1917. Read the two acts below, and then complete the exercise that follows. The Foraker Act, 1900 Puerto Rico is a United States possession. Puerto Ricans are not citizens of the United States, but can elect a non-voting observer to the United States Congress. Puerto Ricans will have the right to elect the lower house of its local legislature. The upper house will be nominated by the president of the Unites States and approved by the United States Congress. The governor general, who is appointed by the president (with the advice and consent of the United States Senate), will have the power to amend or void all legislation of Puerto Rico. All foreign trade bills affecting Puerto Rican trade will be enacted by the Congress of the United States. The provisions of these bills can be changed by the Congress of the United States, if it so desires. The Jones Act, 1917 All people of Puerto Rico shall be granted United States citizenship with all its privileges and responsibilities except the right to vote for the president of the Unites States and the right to representation in Congress. However, any citizens of Puerto Rico will have until six months after this act becomes law to refuse to accept such citizenship. The government of Puerto Rico shall consist of a governor, appointed by the president of the United States and two houses of the legislature elected by the people of Puerto Rico. Any laws passed by the legislature may be vetoed
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