Alaska Territorial Legislature

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legislative body territorial legislature

The Alaska Territorial Legislature was the elected legislative body that governed Alaska during its territorial period before it became a U.S. state.

Aliases (3)

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative body → territorial legislature →
appliesToJurisdiction	Alaska (before statehood) → Alaska Territory →
country	United States of America →
countryOfCitizenshipOfMembers	United States of America →
dissolvedOnEvent	admission of Alaska as a U.S. state →
followedBy	Alaska State Legislature →
governsUntil	Alaska statehood in 1959 →
hasCapital	Juneau →
hasChamber	lower house → upper house →
hasJurisdictionOver	territorial civil law → territorial criminal law (subject to federal law) → territorial infrastructure and local administration →
hasPart	Alaska Territorial House of Representatives → Alaska Territorial Senate →
hasRole	advising on territorial governance to federal authorities → appropriating territorial funds → enacting territorial laws → representing residents of the Alaska Territory →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalStatus	territorial legislature under U.S. federal authority →
legislativeBodyFor	Alaska Territory →
legislativeBranchOf	Government of the Alaska Territory →
legislativeProcess	bicameral →
legislativeSystem	representative democracy →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Alaska Territory → United States of America →
meetsIn	Juneau →
numberOfChambers	2 →
operatedUnder	Organic Act of Alaska →
partOf	Territorial government of Alaska → history of United States territories → political history of Alaska →
precededBy	District of Alaska governance system →
replacedBy	Alaska State Legislature →
subordinateTo	United States Congress →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alaska Territorial Legislature ("Alaska Territorial Senate") →	hasPart
Alaska Territorial Legislature ("Government of the Alaska Territory") →	legislativeBranchOf
Alaska Territorial Legislature ("Territorial government of Alaska") →	partOf
Alaska State Legislature →	precededBy
Alaska State Capitol →	usedBy