Guam Constitution

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The Guam Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the governmental framework, powers, and civil rights structure for the U.S. territory of Guam.

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Guam Constitution canonical 2
Constitutional framework of Guam 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional text
legal document
proposed territorial constitution
aimedTo formalize a territorial constitution within the U.S. framework
increase local self-governance for Guam
appliesToJurisdiction Guam
approvedBy Guam Constitutional Convention delegates
archivedAt Government of Guam records
National Archives and Records Administration
surface form: U.S. National Archives (copies)
authorizedBy United States Congress
authorizedByAct Public Law 94-584
authorizedYear 1976
contains articles on separation of powers (proposed)
bill of rights (proposed)
provisions on amendment procedures (proposed)
provisions on education (proposed)
provisions on land and natural resources (proposed)
provisions on local self-government (proposed)
provisions on taxation and finance (proposed)
conventionLocation Hagåtña, Guam
country Guam
defines civil rights of residents of Guam (proposed)
powers of the Government of Guam (proposed)
structure of the Government of Guam (proposed)
draftCompleted 1977
draftingBody Guam Constitutional Convention
governingFrameworkFor executive branch of Guam (proposed)
judicial branch of Guam (proposed)
legislative branch of Guam (proposed)
influencedBy Organic Act of Guam
surface form: Guam Organic Act of 1950

United States Constitution
state constitutions of the United States
language English
legalBasis Organic Act of Guam
surface form: Guam Organic Act of 1950
legalStatus not in force
unratified
locatedInJurisdiction Guam
noVotesPercentage approximately 82 percent
ratificationOutcome rejected by voters of Guam
ratificationReferendumDate 1979-08-04
relationshipToFederalLaw subject to supremacy of federal law
relationshipToUSConstitution subject to supremacy of the United States Constitution
requiresApprovalFrom President of the United States
United States Congress
requiresRatificationBy voters of Guam
subjectOf Guam Constitutional Convention
surface form: Guam Constitutional Convention of 1977
yesVotesPercentage approximately 18 percent

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Superior Court of Guam governedBy Guam Constitution
Criminal Division appliesLaw Guam Constitution
Cabinet of Guam governedBy Guam Constitution
this entity surface form: Constitutional framework of Guam