The people of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens. The Island is a self-governing territory of the United States, part of the U.S. federal system and subject to U.S. federal law. The U.S. Constitutional and most federal laws and regulations apply in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico’s government structure is very similar to the federal government and the states, with the three branches of government and a bicameral legislature. The Island enacts its own laws and regulations applicable to the extent they are not in conflict with federal law.
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