republic. 1  a. A political order whose head of state is not a monarch and in modern times is usually a president. b. A nation that has such a political order. 2  a. A political order in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who are entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them. b.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. Puerto Ricans came from South America a long time ago that were called the Taino Indians and there are only a few living up in the mountains...From Puerto Rico.aking the world better, one answer at a time. Puerto Ricans came from South America a long time ago that were called the Taino Indians and there are only a few living up in the mountains...
Puerto Ricans are natural-born citizens of the United States. The territory operates under a local constitution, and its citizens elect a governor. Puerto Rico's residents are unable to vote in the U.S. Congress, which has plenary jurisdiction over the territory under the Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950.he bill (to permit Puerto Rico to write its own constitution) merely authorizes the people of Puerto Rico to adopt their own constitution and to organize a local government...The bill under consideration would not change Puerto Rico's political, social, and economic relationship to the United States.