Constitution of American Samoa

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The Constitution of American Samoa is the foundational legal document that structures the territory’s self-government under U.S. sovereignty, defining its institutions, powers, and rights.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf foundational legal document ⓘ
governing charter ⓘ
territorial constitution ⓘ
aimsTo balance U.S. constitutional norms with Samoan customary law ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction American Samoa ⓘ
basedOn Anglo-American constitutional traditions ⓘ
principles of the Constitution of the United States ⓘ
contains Bill of Rights of American Samoa ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
defines powers of the territorial government of American Samoa ⓘ
rights of persons in American Samoa ⓘ
structure of the territorial government of American Samoa ⓘ
definesRelationshipWith United States federal government ⓘ
definesStatusOf American Samoa as an unincorporated territory of the United States ⓘ
establishes executive branch of American Samoa ⓘ
judicial branch of American Samoa ⓘ
legislative branch of American Samoa ⓘ
establishesBody Fono of American Samoa ⓘ
linked to: American Samoa Fono

High Court of American Samoa ⓘ
House of Representatives of American Samoa ⓘ
Senate of American Samoa ⓘ
establishesOffice Governor of American Samoa ⓘ
Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa ⓘ
governs self-government of American Samoa ⓘ
includesProvisionOn land alienation restrictions to persons of Samoan ancestry ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus organic law of American Samoa ⓘ
subordinate to the Constitution of the United States ⓘ
protectsInstitution communal land tenure system ⓘ
matai system ⓘ
protectsRight due process in American Samoa ⓘ
equal protection of the laws in American Samoa ⓘ
freedom of religion in American Samoa ⓘ
freedom of speech in American Samoa ⓘ
protection against cruel or unusual punishment in American Samoa ⓘ
protection against double jeopardy in American Samoa ⓘ
protection against self-incrimination in American Samoa ⓘ
protection against unreasonable searches and seizures in American Samoa ⓘ
right to a speedy and public trial in American Samoa ⓘ
right to compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in American Samoa ⓘ
right to confront witnesses in American Samoa ⓘ
right to counsel in criminal prosecutions in American Samoa ⓘ
recognizes importance of Samoan customs ⓘ
importance of Samoan traditions ⓘ
importance of the Samoan way of life (faʻa Samoa) ⓘ
requiresApprovalBy United States Congress for certain amendments ⓘ
United States Secretary of the Interior for certain amendments ⓘ
subjectTo oversight by the United States federal government ⓘ
typeOfGovernmentStructured territorial presidential-style system ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

government of American Samoa → localConstitution → Constitution of American Samoa ⓘ
Senate of American Samoa → establishedBy → Revised Constitution of American Samoa ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of American Samoa
Constitution of American Samoa → legalStatus → organic law of American Samoa ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of American Samoa
Constitution of American Samoa → contains → Bill of Rights of American Samoa ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of American Samoa
House of Representatives of American Samoa → establishedBy → Revised Constitution of American Samoa ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of American Samoa
District Court of American Samoa → hasAuthorityFrom → Revised Constitution of American Samoa ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of American Samoa
Governor of American Samoa → constitutingInstrument → Revised Constitution of American Samoa ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of American Samoa
Governor of American Samoa → subordinateTo → Constitution of American Samoa ⓘ
Legislature of American Samoa (Fono) complex → associatedWith → American Samoa territorial constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of American Samoa
American Samoa Fono → legislativeAuthorityDerivedFrom → Revised Constitution of American Samoa ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of American Samoa
Maota Fono → associatedWith → American Samoa Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of American Samoa
Judiciary of American Samoa → governedBy → Constitution of American Samoa ⓘ
Appellate Division of the High Court of American Samoa → appliesLaw → Constitution of American Samoa ⓘ
subject linked to: Appellate Division
Appellate Division of the High Court of American Samoa → establishedBy → Constitution of American Samoa ⓘ
subject linked to: Appellate Division
Legislature of American Samoa → follows → American Samoa Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Constitution of American Samoa