Commonwealth (outer territories of the United States)

The term Commonwealth ( English for commonwealth or originally also common good or political community based on the Roman Res Publica ) as US insular area is used in the United States for a type of organized, but not incorporated, outlying areas with an island character.

These are in detail:

Mariana Islands Northern Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
United States 48 Commonwealth of the Philippines (1935-1946)

Individual evidence

^ Covenant . In: Commonwealth Law Revision Commission . CNMI-LRC. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 28, 2013. @1@ 2

^ R. Sam Garrett: Political Status of Puerto Rico: Options for Congress . In: Congressional Research Service . June 7, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2013.

^ The Philippines independence Act (Tydings-McDuffie Act) , Adopted March 24, 1934, Section 10. (a), Chan Robles Law Library.

[1] Covenant . In: Commonwealth Law Revision Commission . CNMI-LRC. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 28, 2013. @1@ 2

[2] R. Sam Garrett: Political Status of Puerto Rico: Options for Congress . In: Congressional Research Service . June 7, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2013.

[3] The Philippines independence Act (Tydings-McDuffie Act) , Adopted March 24, 1934, Section 10. (a), Chan Robles Law Library.