Revised Organic Act of 1954

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The Revised Organic Act of 1954 is the federal law that serves as the constitutional framework for the United States Virgin Islands, defining its governmental structure, powers, and civil rights protections.

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Revised Organic Act of 1954 canonical 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional framework ⓘ
federal law of the United States ⓘ
organic act ⓘ
allocates executive powers to the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
judicial powers to courts of the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
legislative powers to the Legislature of the Virgin Islands ⓘ
appliesTo St. Croix ⓘ
linked to: Saint Croix

St. John ⓘ
St. Thomas ⓘ
United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
linked to: U.S. Virgin Islands
authorizes election of a Delegate to the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
election of members of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands ⓘ
basisFor current governmental organization of the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 48 of the United States Code ⓘ
contains bill of rights for residents of the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
defines civil rights protections in the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
governmental structure of the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
powers of the government of the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
enables local self-government in the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
establishes District Court of the Virgin Islands ⓘ
Legislature of the Virgin Islands ⓘ
executive branch of the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
judicial branch of the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
legislative branch of the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
grants United States citizenship to certain inhabitants of the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
guarantees due process rights in the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
equal protection of the laws in the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
freedom of assembly in the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
freedom of religion in the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
freedom of speech in the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
protection against unreasonable searches and seizures in the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
right to trial by jury in certain cases in the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
jurisdiction United States Congress ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus public law ⓘ
provides for a unicameral legislature in the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
regulates relationship between the United States federal government and the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
replaced Organic Act of the Virgin Islands of 1936 ⓘ
subject civil rights in United States territories ⓘ
public administration of the United States Virgin Islands ⓘ
territorial governance ⓘ
subjectTo plenary power of the United States Congress over territories ⓘ
typeOf territorial constitution substitute ⓘ

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