unicameral American Samoa Fono
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The unicameral American Samoa Fono was the former single-chamber territorial legislature of American Samoa that existed before the establishment of its current bicameral legislative system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| unicameral American Samoa Fono canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
territorial legislature
ⓘ
unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| appliesTo | territory of American Samoa ⓘ |
| changedToBicameral | true ⓘ |
| compositionPrinciple | representation by districts and traditional titles ⓘ |
| continent | Australia and Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | American Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryType | unincorporated territory of the United States ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
United States Navy administration in American Samoa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
executive authority of the United States for American Samoa ⓘ |
| followedBy | bicameral American Samoa Fono ⓘ |
| function |
lawmaking for American Samoa
ⓘ
representation of American Samoan residents ⓘ |
| governedUnder | authority of the United States Department of the Interior ⓘ |
| governingLaw | regulations and orders of the U.S. administration in American Samoa ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of American Samoa ⓘ |
| governmentSystemContext | territorial government under U.S. administration ⓘ |
| hasChambers | one ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | bicameral American Samoa Fono ⓘ |
| historicalRole | precursor to the modern bicameral legislature of American Samoa ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early institutionalization of self-government in American Samoa ⓘ |
| includedTraditionalLeaders | matai (Samoan chiefs) GENERATED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | American Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English
ⓘ
Samoan ⓘ |
| legalStatus | territorial legislature under United States sovereignty ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyOf | American Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativePowers |
budget approval for territorial government
ⓘ
enactment of territorial laws ⓘ oversight of territorial executive branch ⓘ |
| legislatureType | unicameral ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
American Samoa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| meetsIn | Pago Pago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| natureOfRepresentation | combination of elected and traditional leaders ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of American Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | territorial democracy with traditional elements ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier advisory councils in American Samoa ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | adoption of a bicameral legislative structure for American Samoa ⓘ |
| region |
Oceania
ⓘ
Polynesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | bicameral American Samoa Fono ⓘ |
| seatOfLegislature | Pago Pago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.