PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, FOR EVERYONE
Understand government.
Know your island.
A guide to how Puerto Rico’s government works, what each institution does, and how it all connects. No bureaucratic vocabulary required.
Open to everyone. No accounts. Sources included.
ONE SYSTEM, MANY CONNECTIONS
Government of Puerto RicoThree branches. Shared powers.
ExecutiveExecutes the laws
LegislativeMakes the laws
JudicialResolves disputes
Departments, offices, and moreHealth Education · Treasury
There is more to connect ↗133state-level institutions
78municipal governments
3levels of government
10guides to get started
CHOOSE YOUR STARTING POINT
One island. Many ways to understand it.
01
First, the essentials
A clear introduction to who does what and how decisions are made.
Start learning02See the big picture
Explore the connections between institutions, branches, and levels of government.
Open the government map03Make it stick
Test what you know. Learn names and responsibilities, one card at a time.
Try the gamesBEYOND THE ACRONYMS
Meet the institutions
Department of HealthDepartment · Puerto Rico
DEDepartment of EducationDepartment · Puerto Rico
HaciendaDepartment of the TreasuryDepartment · Puerto Rico
YOUR FIRST LESSON
5 minutes · No prior knowledge neededWhere do you start understanding a government?
With the big picture. Discover the three levels of government that coexist in Puerto Rico and what each one does.
Read the first guide