Politics of American Samoa
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Politics of American Samoa takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic dependency, whereby the Governor is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. American Samoa is a unincorporated and unorganized territory of the United States, administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior. Its constitution was ratified 1966 and came into effect 1967. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in the two chambers of the legislature. The party system is a copy of the United States party system. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
Executive branch
The governor and the lieutenant governor are elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms.Legislative branch
The Legislature or Fono has two chambers. The House of Representatives has eighteen members, elected for a two year term, seventeen in single-seat constituencies and one by a public meeting on Swain Island. The Senate has eighteen members, elected for a four year term by and from the chiefs of the islands.Political parties and elections
- The following election results include names of political parties. See for additional information about parties the List of political parties in American Samoa. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in American Samoa.
At the 2 November 2004 election Eni F. H. Faleomavaega of the Democratic Party (United States) defeated the Republican candidate and was re-elected.Judicial branch
The High Court (chief justice and associate justices are appointed by the United States Secretary of the Interior)International organization participation
ESCAP (associate), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, SPC
| The U.S. Territory of American Samoa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government | Politics · Former Governors · Elections | ||||
| Capital | Fagatogo | ||||
| Governor | Togiola Tulafono | ||||
| Islands | Tutuila · Manua Group ( Ta'u · Ofu · Olosega) · Olosega · Swains Island | ||||
| Geography | Economy | Demographics | Communications | Transportation |
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