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Chapter 15 Section 3 Puerto Rico An American Commonwealth. The island of Puerto Rico is located in the Caribbean Sea. Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States. A commonwealth is a self-governing political unit that has strong ties to a particular country.
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Chapter 15 Section 3Puerto RicoAn American Commonwealth
Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States A commonwealth is a self-governing political unit that has strong ties to a particular country.
Puerto Rico has its own constitution. A constitutionis a statement of a country’s basic laws and values.
Although they do not pay taxes or vote in national elections, people of Puerto Rico are citizens of the United States.
A citizenis a person who has certain rights and responsibilities under a particular government of that country.
Spanish and English are the two main languages spoken in Puerto Rico.