In the Insular Cases,the Supreme Court

question 65

Multiple Choice

In the Insular Cases,the Supreme Court:

• A) determined that Puerto Ricans and Filipinos would become U.S. citizens in 1904.
• B) held that the Constitution did not fully apply to the territories acquired by the United States during the Spanish-American War.
• C) determined that Puerto Ricans and Filipinos were entitled to the same rights as U.S. citizens.
• D) held that the annexation of the Philippines violated the Fourteenth Amendment.
• E) ruled that the Foraker Act of 1900, which declared Puerto Rico an "insular territory," was unconstitutional.

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