Legislature of American Samoa
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The Legislature of American Samoa is the bicameral territorial legislature responsible for making laws and overseeing governance in American Samoa.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Samoa Legislature (Fono) | 1 |
| Legislature of American Samoa canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
public authority ⓘ territorial legislature ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | American Samoa Fono NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
American Samoa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States unincorporated territory of American Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
American Samoa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| establishedInPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| follows | American Samoa Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| governs | executive oversight in American Samoa ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
budget of American Samoa
ⓘ
public policy in American Samoa ⓘ territorial laws of American Samoa ⓘ |
| hasChamber |
lower house
ⓘ
upper house ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 49 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembersInLowerHouse | 21 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembersInUpperHouse | 18 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfNonvotingMembers | 10 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
American Samoa House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American Samoa Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.legislature.as.gov/ ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentRoleInProcess | Governor of American Samoa ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | American Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
American Samoa House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American Samoa Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeProcess |
bill passage
ⓘ
committee review ⓘ floor debate ⓘ gubernatorial approval ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Pago Pago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | American Samoa House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Fono building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfHouses | 2 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Samoan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees | territorial agencies of American Samoa ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of American Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat | Fagatogo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionMethodForMembers |
election
ⓘ
traditional selection by chiefs ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLengthOfLowerHouseMembers | 2 years ⓘ |
| termLengthOfUpperHouseMembers | 4 years ⓘ |
| upperHouse | American Samoa Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
American Samoa Legislature (Fono)