American Samoa Constitution

American Samoa Constitution
Preamble
Articles
I • II • III • IV • V

The American Samoa Constitution is the basic governing document of American Samoa. It has a total of 5 Articles.

Preamble

The Preamble of the American Samoa Constitution states:

Whereas the Congress of the United States, in its Act of February 20, 1929, provided that until the Congress shall provide for the Government of the islands of American Samoa, all civil, judicial, and military powers shall be vested in such person or persons and exercised in such manner as the President of the United States shall direct; and Whereas by Executive Order No. 10264 the President of the United States directed that the Secretary of the Interior should take such action as may be necessary and appropriate and in harmony with applicable law, for the administration of civil government in American Samoa; and Whereas it is appropriate that, in the process of developing self-government, the people of American Samoa should enjoy certain rights and responsibilities inherent in the representative form of government; and Whereas it is desirable that these rights and responsibilities be clearly set forth in a Constitution, and the adoption of a Constitution is in harmony with applicable law; and Whereas the Constitution adopted in 1960 provided for a revision thereof: Now, therefore, this revised Constitution, having been ratified and approved by the Secretary of the Interior and having been approved by a Constitutional Convention of the people of American Samoa and a majority of the voters of American Samoa voting at the 1966 election, is established to further advance government of the people, by the people, and for the people of American Samoa.

Articles

• Article I - Bill of Rights.
• Article II - The Legislature.
• Article III - Judicial Branch.
• Article IV - Executive Branch.
• Article V - Miscellaneous.

See also

Suggest a link

• State constitution
• Constitutional article
• Constitutional amendment
• Constitutional revision
• Constitutional convention
• Amendments
  • Initiated constitutional amendment
  • Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment
  • Publication requirements for proposed state constitutional amendments
  • Rules about constitutional conventions in state constitutions
  • State constitutional articles governing state legislatures

External links

• Congressman Eni Faleomavaega, "Revised Constitution of American Samoa"
• American Samoa Bar Association, "Revised Constitution of American Samoa"