UNITED STATES VS PUERTO RICOAlexis Rosario

UNITED STATES

• President

• Barack Obama

• Elected

• 2 or 4 year terms

• Must be a natural born citizen of the United States, a resident for 14 years, and 35 years of age or older

PUERTO RICO

• Governor

• Alejandro García Padilla

• Elected

• 4 year term

• the governor must be a citizen of the United States, a resident of Puerto Rico for five consecutive years prior and at least 35 years old at the time of the election.

UNITED STATES

• United States has a congress

• House of Representatives has 435 seats

• The Senate has 100 seats

• Bicameral Structure

PUERTO RICO

• The law making body is basically the same as the United States

• Puerto Rico is a Commonwealth

• House of Representatives and Senate

• Bicameral structure

• 51 seats in House of Reps – 27 seats in Senate

AMENDMENTS

Puerto Rico

• Has Freedom of Speech/Press

• Has Freedom of Religion

• Does not have right to bear arms

United States

• Freedom of Speech/Press

• Freedom of Religion

• Right to bear arms

UNITED STATES

• United States is a Two-Party System• Democrats

- Democrats believe that this country will succeed is everyone gets a fair shot.

• Republicans -Republicans believe that people at the top create

jobs, so we do not all need to work together.

PUERTO RICO

• Puerto Rico has a multiparty system• Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party

- Social, environmental, and economic reform

• New Progressive Party- Pro-Statehood

• Popular Democratic Party- Pro-Commonwealth

• Working Peoples Party- Pro-Working Class

• Puerto Rican Independence party- Pro-Independence

• Sovereign Union Movement- In favor of a sovereign Puerto Rico

UNITED STATES

• Must be natural-born or naturalized citizen to vote.

• Must be 18 years old to vote.

• Must show residency in particular precinct.

• Must not be a felon.

• Must speak and read basic English

PUERTO RICO

• To vote you must be 18 years of age

• Must have an established residence in Puerto Rico.

• Must not have been judged by a court to be mentally incompetent.

• General elections are held every 4 years

• They have general elections, referendums, and special elections.

UNITED STATES

• Income Tax in the U.S is between 10% to 39.6%.

• Tax alcohol, fines/penalties, fees, and printing money, provide revenue for the government.

• 16% of total spending on Military – 2% on Education – 27% on Healthcare

PUERTO RICO

• Income Tax in the U.S is between 10% to 39.6%.

• Tax alcohol, fines/penalties, fees, and printing money, provide revenue for the government.

• 16% of total spending on Military – 2% on Education – 27% on Healthcare

• These are the same since Puerto Rico is a US territory.

UNITED STATES

Crime type Rate*

Homicide: 4.7 / 4.7

Forcible rape: 27.0 / 26.9

Robbery: 113.9 / 112.9

Aggravated assault: 241.5 / 242.3

Total Violent crime: 387.1 / 386.9

Burglary: 701.3 / 670.2

Larceny-theft: 1,974.1 / 1,959.3

Motor vehicle theft: 230.0 / 229.7

Total Property crime: 2,905.4 / 2859.2

PUERTO RICO

• Puerto Rico averages around 26.2 murders per 100,000 residents – putting it on par with countries like Mexico (23.7), the Dominican Republic (25) – a far cry from the U.S.’s 4.7 per 100,000, according to statistics compiled by the United Nation’s Office on Drugs and Crime.