| 词条 | Constitution of American Samoa |
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The Constitution of American Samoa is the constitution that defines the government of American Samoa. The original Constitution was adopted by a constitutional convention and was signed by the 68 members of the convention and United States Secretary of the Interior Fred Andrew Seaton on {{date|April 27, 1960}} and became effective {{date|october 17, 1960}}.{{sfn|Leibowitz|1980|p=254}}{{sfn|Leibowitz|1989|p=420}} A Constitutional Convention of American Samoa in Fagatogo begun on {{date|September 26, 1966}} and approved several amendments,{{sfn|Leibowitz|1980|pp=254-255}} which were approved in a referendum in the general elections in {{date|1966}}, promulgated by Interior Secretary Stewart Udall on {{date|June 2, 1967}}, and became effective {{date|July 1, 1967}}. To prevent the Secretary of the Interior from appointing an Attorney General independent of the elected Governor,{{sfn|Leibowitz|1989|p=423}} the United States Congress passed a law in 1983 mandating that amendments to the Constitution be made by Congress alone.[1] The Ratification Act of 1929 was joint resolution of the United States Congress that ratified the Treaty of Cession of Tutuila of 1900 and the Treaty of Cession of Manuʻa of 1904, which ceded the islands of Tutuila and Manuʻa, respectively, to the United States and now form part of American Samoa.[2] As such it is one of the basic Constitutional documents of American Samoa. See also
References1. ^{{USStatute|98|213|97|1459|1983|12|08}}, § 12 at {{USStat|97|1462}}, codified at {{USC|48|1662a}} {{refbegin}}2. ^{{Cite report |author=U.S. Government Accountability Office |authorlink=Government Accountability Office |coauthors= |date=September 18, 2008 |title=American Samoa: Issues Associated with Some Federal Court Options |url=http://www.gao.gov/assets/130/121189.pdf |publisher=U.S. Government Accountability Office |page= |docket= |accessdate= |quote= }}
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