Public Law 94-584
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Public Law 94-584 is a United States federal statute enacted in 1976 that authorized the people of Guam to draft and adopt their own territorial constitution, thereby formalizing a greater degree of self-government.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. public law
ⓘ
United States federal statute ⓘ |
| affects | political status of Guam within the United States ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Guam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Territory of Guam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | Legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| category |
1976 in American law
ⓘ
United States federal territory legislation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| effect | formalized a greater degree of self-government for Guam ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1976 ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Micronesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | process for drafting a constitution for Guam ⓘ |
| grantsRight |
to adopt a territorial constitution
ⓘ
to draft a territorial constitution ⓘ |
| grantsRightTo | people of Guam ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
constitutional law
ⓘ
self-government ⓘ territorial law ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force unless amended or repealed ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | federal ⓘ |
| purpose |
to authorize the people of Guam to draft and adopt a territorial constitution
ⓘ
to provide a framework for greater self-government in Guam ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Guam Organic Act of 1950
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
self-governance of U.S. territories ⓘ |
| scope | internal self-government of Guam ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Guam constitutional development ⓘ |
| territorialStatus | applies to an unincorporated U.S. territory ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfAuthorization | enabling act for a territorial constitution ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.