FACTOID # 130: In Belgium, 55% of government ministers are female. The country’s first female parliamentarian was appointed in 1921.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

SEARCH ALL

FACTS & STATISTICS    Advanced view

Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 

 

(* = Graphable)

 

 


Encyclopedia > American Samoa Senate
Politics - Politics portal
American Samoa

This article is part of the series:
Politics and government of
American Samoa Politics, sometimes defined as the art and science of government. ... Originated from www. ... 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. ...

List of American Samoa Governors This is a list of governors etc. ... Togiola Talalelei A. Tulafono (born 1947) is the Governor of American Samoa. ... The Legislature or Fono of American has two chambers. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ... Politics of American Samoa Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in American Samoa ...

The Legislature or Fono of American Samoa has two chambers. The lower house is the Senate with 18 members, elected for a four year term by and from the chiefs of the islands. The bicameral legislature of the United States is housed in a capitol building with two wings. ...


2004 Legislative elections

edit
Summary of the 2 November 2004 American Samoa Fono election results
Parties Votes % Representatives Senators
Non-partisans   1
nonvoting delegate from Swains Island   1
Senators elected by local chiefs   18
Total (turnout %)   21 18
Legislatures in the United States Flag of the United States
United States Congress: United States House of Representatives | United States Senate
State Legislatures: Alabama | Alaska (H, S) | Arizona (H, S) | Arkansas (H, S) | California (A, S) | Colorado | Connecticut (H, S) | Delaware (H, S) | Florida (H, S) | Georgia (H, S) | Hawaii (H, S) | Idaho | Illinois (H, S) | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky (H, S) | Louisiana | Maine (H, S) | Maryland (H, S) | Massachusetts (H, S) | Michigan (H, S) | Minnesota (H, S) | Mississippi (H, S) | Missouri (H, S) | Montana (H, S) | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey (A, S) | New Mexico (H, S) | New York (A, S) | North Carolina | North Dakota (H, S) | Ohio (H, S) | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania (H, S) | Rhode Island (H, S) | South Carolina (H, S) | South Dakota | Tennessee (H, S) | Texas | Utah | Vermont (H) | Virginia (H, S) | Washington | West Virginia (H, S) | Wisconsin (A, S) | Wyoming
Territorial Legislatures: American Samoa (H, S) | District of Columbia | Guam | Northern Mariana Islands | Puerto Rico (H, S) | Virgin Islands
Local governments

  Results from FactBites:
 
United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (6331 words)
These 'Native Americans' left evidence of their presence in petroglyphs, burial mounds, and other artifacts, it is estimated that at least ten million lived in the territory now occupied by the US before European contact, and the subsequent introduction of foreign diseases such as small pox that greatly diminished the native populations.
Americans (except for some felons) enjoy universal suffrage from the age of 18; however, the representation of territories and the federal district of Washington, DC in Congress is limited.
American colleges and universities range from highly competitive schools, both private (such as Harvard University and Princeton University) and public (such as the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Virginia), to hundreds of local community colleges with open admission policies.
MSN Encarta - Samoa, American (589 words)
Samoa, American, unincorporated territory of the United States, formed by a group of seven islands in the southern Pacific Ocean, comprising Tutuila, on which a U.S. naval station is located; the Manua group, consisting of Tau, Olosega, and Ofu; Aunuu; Rose Island; and Swains Island.
Pago Pago (2001 population, 15,000), on Tutuila, is the seat of government of American Samoa and has one of the finest harbors in the South Pacific.
The total area of American Samoa is 200 sq km (77 sq mi); in 2005 the population was estimated to be 57,881.
  More results at FactBites »


 
 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:
 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms, 1022, m