Questions about Puerto Rico and its relations to the U.S.?

Question

1. Does Puerto Rico have its own constitution, or does it use ours?
2. Do they have their own president, or do they use ours?
3. If you're born in Puerto Rico, are you a U.S. citizen?
4. What keeps it from being a STATE?
5. Do they have their own currency, or do they use ours?
6. Do they like being a U.S. territory, or would they rather be independant?
7. If we share a president, do they get to vote?

Answer 1

1. Has it's own government, very very similar to ours **our president has some powers, mostly to do with international relations and the military (we share military)
2. Has a governor, similar to our presidential role
3. Yes
4. Because they don't have to pay taxes. They let us use their island for our naval base, and we spoil them and let them do what they want. Many Puerto Ricans are IN our military fighting our war.
5. Commonwealth, they use ours
6. About 2% of the population want to be independent. Most of them live near the naval base where there are a lot of accidents from training. The rest is about 50/50 between wanting to be a state and wanting to stay the same
7. They have a seat in our senate, but they have no voting power. The only way they would get voting power is if they became a state. This wouldn't make a huge difference to us, because they are so politically similar to us.

Answer 2

1. They have their own constitution which was voted and created by Puerto ricans, signed on 25 july,1952. When Puerto Rico became self governing and the new status was created (official name of the country: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico)
2. Their head of government is the Governor
3. Statutory US citizen and Puerto Rican citizen
4. Culture, National identity
5. Use the dollar (Panama and Ecuador also use the dollar)
6. Puerto Rico is a country that has an association as a free state. this status is not permanent.
7. PR is not part of the US, they do not vote for the President of the US or the US congress, they have their own government which is elected every 4 years.

Answer 3

1. Puerto Rico does have their own Constitution but they are also governed by the USA Constitution.
2. Puerto Rico has their own Governor but ultimately they are government by the US President. Just like any other US State.
3. Yes, I was born in Puerto Rico and can come and go anywhere in the World as a US Citizen. And if I establish residence in any of the 50 US States then I can exercise all the same rights as any other US Citizen.
4. Economic, Social, and Political reasons. Too many to list.
5. No, we use the US Dollar.
6. Depend who do you ask. Last referendum was about 48% US State, 48% Stay as a Commonworth, 4% be Independent Country.
7. Any Puertorrican can establish residence within any of the 50 US States. If they do, then they can vote for President. But not while they are residents of Puerto Rico...I can move from Puerto Rico to say New Hampshire in September 2008, rent a house and get my driver license. This action will allow me to vote for President in November 2008. Then I can move back to Puerto Rico in Dember 2008. Interesting?

Puertorrican in New Hampshire

Answer 4

The one's I know:

3. You are a US National - which is almost exactly like a citizen, but for voting rights.
4. The will of the PR people, they have consistently voted against statehood.
5. Dollars.
6. They have also voted against independence, so, yeah, I guess the majority like the perks of being a US territory.
7. no.

Answer 5

1. I believe they use the U.S. Constitution
2. Puerto Rico has a governor, and the POTUS is their head of state
3. Yes
4. Puerto Ricans are divided as to whether it should become a state, retain commonwealth status, or become independent
5. They use ours, I believe
6. See #4
7. No, although our president is also theirs, they don't get to vote.

Answer 6

My answers different from the one above and I could be wrong, I am only guessing

PR is a common wealth of the USA and they share our Constitution
They have a Governor, I think
Yes, you are a USA citizen, but can only vote for president if you are living in a USA state
No, they use dollars
The country is so divided it's hard to tell
Our president is only their president when they live on the mainland

Answer 7

1. ours
2. ours
3. u.s.
4. territory
5. ours
6. they aren't independent, they are actually a part of the US minus representation which answers number 4 too
7. no