Constitution of American Samoa

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foundational legal document governing charter territorial constitution

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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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Revised Constitution of American Samoa	5
Constitution of American Samoa canonical	2
American Samoa territorial constitution	1
Bill of Rights of American Samoa	1
organic law of American Samoa	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2126845 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of American Samoa
Context triple: [government of American Samoa, localConstitution, Constitution of American Samoa]

A. Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is the fundamental governing document that establishes the political structure, powers, and rights framework of this U.S. commonwealth in political union with the United States.
B. Guam Constitution
The Guam Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the governmental framework, powers, and civil rights structure for the U.S. territory of Guam.
C. Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia
The Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia is the supreme legal document that establishes the country's federal system of government, defines the powers of its national institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights to its citizens.
D. Constitution of Solomon Islands
The Constitution of Solomon Islands is the supreme legal document that establishes the country’s system of government, defines the powers of its institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms for its citizens.
E. Constitution of Tuvalu
The Constitution of Tuvalu is the supreme legal document that defines the country's system of government, the roles of its institutions, and the fundamental rights of its citizens.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of American Samoa
Target entity description: 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.

A. Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is the fundamental governing document that establishes the political structure, powers, and rights framework of this U.S. commonwealth in political union with the United States.
B. Guam Constitution
The Guam Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the governmental framework, powers, and civil rights structure for the U.S. territory of Guam.
C. Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia
The Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia is the supreme legal document that establishes the country's federal system of government, defines the powers of its national institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights to its citizens.
D. Constitution of Solomon Islands
The Constitution of Solomon Islands is the supreme legal document that establishes the country’s system of government, defines the powers of its institutions, and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms for its citizens.
E. Constitution of Tuvalu
The Constitution of Tuvalu is the supreme legal document that defines the country's system of government, the roles of its institutions, and the fundamental rights of its citizens.
F. None of above. chosen

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 ⓘ linked to: Constitution 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 ⓘ linked to: United States 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 ⓘ linked to: Constitution 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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited