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  1. U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Insular Affairs The Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs and the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) carry out the Secretary's responsibilities for the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Additionally, OIA administers and oversees federal assistance ...
  2. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like In a series of cases called the Insular Cases, the Supreme Court held that the Constitution did not fully apply to the recently acquired territories. This was a significant limitation of the scope of American freedom., Populists refused to support the creation of labor unions and opposed government interference in the economy ...
  3. U.S. Government Accountability Office (U.S. GAO)

    https://www.gao.gov › pdf › product › 224900

    Each of these areas has a unique historical and legal relationship with the United States. 2U.S. Const. art. IV, § 3, cl. 2. Page 1 GAO/OGC-98-5 The U.S. Constitution and Insular Areas B-271897 Figure 1: Pacific Ocean Insular Areas Stewart Is.
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  5. americanbar.org

    Nov 16, 2023At the turn of the twentieth century, the United States transformed itself into an empire, acquiring overseas territories in the Caribbean and the Pacific. This program examines the ongoing legacy of the Insular Cases and how legal frameworks like the territorial "incorporation doctrine" have profoundly influenced the rule of law in U.S ...
  6. puertoricoreport.com

    In fact, Puerto Rico is simply a territory of the United States. The official definitions of the Office of Insular Affairs describes the commonwealth territories — Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and formerly the Philippines — as having a "more highly developed relationship" with the federal government.
  7. courses.lumenlearning.com

    The Insular Cases Now that you've learned about attitudes on imperialism and social Darwinism, it is probably easier to understand why the Supreme Court ruled in Downes v. Bidwell that Puerto Rico was not actually a territory in the same way that previous areas were seen as territories by the United States. This case, and a few other cases from the time period known as the Insular Cases ...

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