Fono

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The Fono is the bicameral legislative body of American Samoa, responsible for making territorial laws and overseeing local governance.

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Label Occurrences
Fono canonical 2

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
legislature
territorial legislature
appliesToJurisdiction American Samoa NERFINISHED
chamber American Samoa House of Representatives NERFINISHED
American Samoa Senate NERFINISHED
country American Samoa NERFINISHED
countryAdministeredBy United States NERFINISHED
creates territorial statutes
governmentBranch legislative branch
governs unincorporated territory of the United States
hasAuthorityOver territorial budget of American Samoa
territorial public policy in American Samoa
hasHouseType lower house
upper house
hasPart American Samoa House of Representatives NERFINISHED
American Samoa Senate NERFINISHED
jurisdiction American Samoa NERFINISHED
languageOfProceedings English
Samoan
legalSystem American Samoan law
legislativeBodyFor American Samoa NERFINISHED
legislativeProcess bill passage
locatedIn American Samoa NERFINISHED
lowerHouse American Samoa House of Representatives NERFINISHED
meetingCity Fagatogo NERFINISHED
meetingPlace Fono Building NERFINISHED
meetsIn Fagatogo NERFINISHED
oversees territorial government of American Samoa
partOf Government of American Samoa NERFINISHED
responsibleFor making territorial laws
overseeing local governance
seatOfGovernmentArea Pago Pago Harbor area NERFINISHED
typeOfLegislature bicameral
upperHouse American Samoa Senate NERFINISHED

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