Guam Legislature
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The Guam Legislature is the unicameral legislative body of the U.S. territory of Guam, responsible for creating local laws and overseeing the territorial government.
Aliases (7)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public authority
→
territorial legislature → unicameral legislature → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Guam Legislature (English name)
→
I Liheslaturan Guåhan → |
| appliesTo |
residents of Guam
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| authorityDerivedFrom |
United States Congress
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| budgetaryPowerOver |
Government of Guam agencies
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| buildingTypeOfSeat |
capitol building
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| canOverrideVetoOf |
Governor of Guam
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| composition |
elected senators
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| country |
Guam
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| electoralDistrict |
island-wide at-large district
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| employs |
legislative staff
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| establishedInYear |
1950
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| governingBodyOf |
U.S. territory of Guam
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| hasCommitteeSystem |
ad hoc committees
→
standing committees → |
| hasLeaderTitle |
Legislative Secretary
→
Speaker of the Guam Legislature → Vice Speaker of the Guam Legislature → |
| hasNumberOfMembers |
15
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| hasOfficialWebsite |
https://www.guamlegislature.com/
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| hasSessionType |
regular sessions
→
special sessions → |
| houseType |
unicameral
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| jurisdiction |
Guam
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| languageUsed |
Chamorro
→
English → |
| legalBasis |
Organic Act of Guam
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| legislativeBodyFor |
Government of Guam
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| locatedIn |
Hagåtña, Guam
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| locatedInTimeZone |
Chamorro Standard Time
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| meetsIn |
Guam Congress Building
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| numberOfHouses |
1
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| oversightOver |
executive branch of Guam
→
territorial agencies → |
| partOf |
Government of Guam
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| predecessor |
Guam Congress
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| responsibility |
approving the territorial budget
→
confirming certain executive appointments → enacting local laws → overseeing the territorial government → |
| seatOfGovernment |
Guam Congress Building
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| termLength |
2 years
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| typeOfLawMade |
territorial statutes
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| votingSystem |
at-large voting
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Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Guam Legislature
("I Liheslaturan Guåhan")
→
Guam Legislature ("Guam Legislature (English name)") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
Superior Court of Guam
→
Supreme Court of Guam → |
establishedBy |
|
Government of Guam
→
Guam Congress Building ("Legislature of Guam") → |
legislativeBody |
|
Guam Congress Building
("36th Guam Legislature")
→
Guam Congress Building ("37th Guam Legislature") → |
legislatureName |
|
Guam
→
|
hasLegislature |
|
Guam Congress Building
("Legislature of Guam")
→
|
houses |
|
Guam Legislature
("Guam Congress")
→
|
predecessor |
|
Guam Legislature
("Guam Congress Building")
→
|
seatOfGovernment |