Senate of American Samoa
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The Senate of American Samoa is the upper chamber of the territory’s bicameral legislature, composed of traditional chiefs selected according to Samoan custom rather than by popular election.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senate of American Samoa canonical | 6 |
| American Samoa Senate | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
territorial legislature upper chamber ⓘ upper house ⓘ |
| appliesLaw | laws of American Samoa ⓘ |
| canOverride | gubernatorial veto with required majority ⓘ |
| coequalChamberWith | House of Representatives of American Samoa ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | territorial constitutional body ⓘ |
| convenes |
in regular sessions
ⓘ
in special sessions ⓘ |
| country | American Samoa ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | non‑partisan ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Constitution of American Samoa
ⓘ
surface form:
Revised Constitution of American Samoa
|
| establishedIn | 1967 ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of American Samoa ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | budget legislation of American Samoa ⓘ |
| hasChamber | House of Representatives of American Samoa ⓘ |
| hasCommittee | various standing committees ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | President of the Senate ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.americansamoa.gov/legislature ⓘ |
| hasPower | advise and consent on certain gubernatorial appointments ⓘ |
| hasRole | representation of counties through chiefs ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | territory of American Samoa ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Samoan ⓘ |
| legalSystemContext | unincorporated territory of the United States ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | American Samoa ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
American Samoa
ⓘ
Fagatogo ⓘ Tutuila ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Fono building ⓘ |
| meetsInBuilding | Maota Fono ⓘ |
| meetsUnder | rules of procedure adopted by the Fono ⓘ |
| membersAre | matai (Samoan chiefs) ⓘ |
| notElectedBy | popular vote ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 18 ⓘ |
| oversees | executive branch of American Samoa ⓘ |
| partOf | American Samoa Fono ⓘ |
| passes | territorial statutes ⓘ |
| precededBy | unicameral American Samoa Fono ⓘ |
| selectionBasis | traditional chiefly titles ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
indirect selection by traditional chiefs
ⓘ
selection according to Samoan custom ⓘ |
| sharesPowerWith | House of Representatives of American Samoa ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| typeOfRepresentation | traditional chiefly representation ⓘ |
| votingSystem | selection by county councils of chiefs ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
American Samoa Senate