Government of Guam

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The Government of Guam is the territorial government of the U.S. island of Guam, responsible for administering local executive, legislative, and judicial functions under U.S. sovereignty.


Statements (62)
Predicate Object
instanceOf public authority
territorial government
appliesJurisdictionOver Guam
budgetCurrency United States dollar
country Guam
deputyHeadOfGovernment Lieutenant Governor of Guam
follows Constitution of the United States
governmentType territorial presidential representative democracy
hasAgency A.B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, Guam
Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center
Guam Bureau of Statistics and Plans
Guam Civil Service Commission
Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency
Guam Department of Administration
Guam Department of Agriculture
Guam Department of Corrections
Guam Department of Education
Guam Department of Labor
Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services
Guam Department of Public Works
Guam Department of Revenue and Taxation
Guam Economic Development Authority
Guam Election Commission
Guam Environmental Protection Agency
Guam Fire Department
Guam Homeland Security / Office of Civil Defense
Guam Housing and Urban Renewal Authority
Guam Office of Public Accountability
Guam Police Department
Guam Power Authority
Guam Public Library System
Guam Visitors Bureau
Guam Waterworks Authority
Port Authority of Guam
hasBranch executive branch of the Government of Guam
judicial branch of the Government of Guam
legislative branch of the Government of Guam
hasCapital Hagåtña
hasExecutiveOffice Office of the Governor of Guam
Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Guam
hasOfficialLanguage Chamorro
English
hasResidentRepresentativeBody Office of the Delegate of Guam to the U.S. House of Representatives
headOfGovernment Governor of Guam
judicialBody Superior Court of Guam
Supreme Court of Guam
legalSystem United States common law
legislativeBody Guam Legislature
unicameral legislature of Guam
operatesUnder Organic Act of Guam
partOf political system of the United States
responsibleFor economic development in Guam
elections administration in Guam
environmental regulation in Guam
infrastructure in Guam
land use planning in Guam
public education in Guam
public health services in Guam
public safety in Guam
tax collection in Guam
tourism promotion in Guam
sovereignState United States of America


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