Intro & Relationship
American Samoa located in __
What is near Samoa?
How many members does the American Samoan senate have?
What is 18 members?
American Samoa's economy relies heavily on government activity and this major industry.
What is fishing?
Is American Samoa closer to Hawaii or New Zealand?
What is New Zealand?
Who declared the Major Disaster Declaration?
Who is President Barack Obama?
American Samoa is made up of how many main islands and atolls?
What are five islands and two atolls?
Name 2 out of the 6 government agencies listed
What is the Department of Legal Affairs, Department of Commerce, American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Education & American Samoa Community College, Department of Public Health & LBJ Tropical Medical Center, Department of Treasury & Administrative Services?
American Samoa receives financial support from this source to help fund areas such as healthcare, education, and infrastructure.
What is federal government?
What does Fa'a Samoa mean?
What is the Samoan way?
What is American Samoa under jurisdiction of?
What is the Department of Interior Office of Insular Affairs?
According to the 2020 U.S. Census, approximately how many people lived in American Samoa?
What is 49,710 people?
Name 2 out of the 3 primary revenue sources.
What is U.S. federal funds and grants, local taxes, private sector & industry contributions?
This traditional Samoan system is closely connected to communal land ownership and village leadership.
What is the matai system?
What is Traditional leadership anchored in?
What is the Fa'amatai system?
How did American Samoa become a territory of the United States and when?
What is deed of cession and 1900?
Unlike a U.S. state, American Samoa has this political status, and are given this citizenship.
What is an unorganized, unincorporated U.S. territory and U.S. nationals?
What is the territory's sole maritime gateway called?
What is the Port of Pago Pago?
This concept asks whether government policies are actually achieving the results that residents need.
What is effectiveness?
What are combined in the Fono elections?
What is democratic institutions and traditional Samoan political structures?
Name the lowest or highest minimum wage in American Samoa. (number and name of industry)
What is $5.78 in garment manufacturing, $7.19 in Shipping & Transportation: Stevedoring, Lighterage, Maritime Activities?
American Samoa's government makes policies and budgets and provides public services. In public administration, what is the process of turning those policies and budgets into actual services and outcomes for the community called?
What is policy implementation?
How much money did the Legislature approve a total spending plan?
What is $780.4 million?
This concept focuses on whether the government has the funding, people, systems, and expertise needed to successfully deliver public services.
What is managerial capacity?
Who did Nikolao Pula beat in the general runoff? (BONUS for half points: By how much?)
Who is Lemanu Palepoi? (BONUS: 59.8%)
Name 2 out of the 4 reasons you would be considered for a Matai title.
What is you have the best hereditary right, wish of majority or plurality of the family clans, forcefulness, character, personality, and knowledge of Samoan custom, and value of candidate to family, village, and country?