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What is the foraker act

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The Foraker Act, also known as the Organic Act of 1900, was a United States federal law that established a civilian government in Puerto Rico. It was signed into law by President William McKinley in 1900 and named after its sponsor, Senator Joseph B. Foraker of Ohio. The act provided for the appointment of a governor and an executive council by the President of the United States, as well as a bicameral legislature with an elected House of Representatives and an appointed Senate. The act also granted United States citizenship to the residents of Puerto Rico. The Foraker Act marked the beginning of a new political and administrative relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico, and it remained in effect until the passage of the Jones-Shafroth Act in 1917.