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Almost one hundred years ago Oklahoma became the forty-sixth state, forming
from Indian Territory. Oklahoma is a unique state having different features
and qualities. "Okla" meaning people, homa" (humma) meaning red, coming from
the Choctaw language, literally means red people. Native Americans living in
Oklahoma are descendants from the original sixty-seven tribes inhabiting
Indian Territory The territorial governors, which are named in foam
lettering are apart of this state and its history, not naming them or even
mentioning them would he the same as forgetting the states name or
forgetting your own name.
Oklahoma is the third largest natural gas-producing state in the nation. In
the mid 1900s Charles Nathaniel Haskell became the first republican
governor. Republicans also meaning elephants came from John C. Fremont
wanting a pat* committed to fewer social programs. John C. Fremont was
nominated far president under the slogan: Free soil, Free speech, Free men,
Fremont.... but had no success in winning the election. President Andrew
Jackson was the first democrat to be called a donkey. The cartoonist from
Harper's weekly, Thomas Mast is also apart of the history. He helped create
the popularity around the donkey and elephant symbol.
Symbols were created to help men and women have pride in themselves.
Different symbols have different meanings every political party that has
ever existed has had a symbol of some form whether it was a person, word, or
even a picture. The two main parties have been around for over one hundred
years, but what people ate missing ate the third parties and the other
parties. The third parties which ate Constitution, Family Values, Freedom
Socialist, Independence, Labor, Libertarian, light Natural Law, New, New
Union, Peace and Freedom, Prohibition, Reform Party. There ate many more
third parties mentioning these is a great value to the people and the state
due to the fact there playing apart and building Oklahoma.
The other parties, which are American Falan gist, Patriot, Socialist party
including Constitutionalist, Multicapitalist, and Democratic Socialists of
America ate examples of patties in which ate important to the society. The
political parties ate important to the state and country. A state and a
country without varies political parties would be the same as having no
culture. State elected officials are the governor, lieutenant governor,
attorney general, auditor, state treasurer, superintendent of public
instruction, commissioner of labor, and commissioner of insurance, all of
whom serve four terms, and three corporation commissioners, who serve about
a six year term. The governor is limited to serving two consecutive terms, A
candidate for governor must be a 1.6 citizen at least thirty one years old
and must have been qualified voter in Oklahoma for at least /0 years
preceding election, Senators play a important roll in the making of
Oklahoma. The senate leadership also has a important roll they help the
community to improve and the state of Oklahoma.
Oklahoma is known as the sooner state coming from the early settlers. The
great Wild West that everyone talks about has been apart of Oklahoma since
the early settlers, even before. Oklahoma's state seal a symbol that was
developed from the history of the state. The central figures and wreath ate
from the Great Seal of the Territory of Oklahoma. In each of the five rays
of the main star in the Great Seal of the state is the official seal of one
of the five Civilized Indian Nations that together comprised most or the
area of present eastern Oklahoma. The upward ray depicts the seal of the
Chickasaw Nation with an Indian warrior holding a bow and shield. In the
upper left hand ray is the seven-pointed star bearing a wreath of oak
leaves, which comprises the seal of the Cherokee Nation. The emblem of the
Choctaw Nation is in the upper right hand ray and is composed of a tomahawk,
a bow, and three crossed arrows. In the lower left hand ray is the seal of
the Creek Nation, a sheaf of wheat and a plow. The lower right hand ray
shows houses, and a factory on the shore of a lake, on which is an Indian
hunter paddling a canoe and this comprises the seal of the Seminole Nation.
Forty-five small stars surround the central star and these represent the
forty-five states that made up the union at the time Oklahoma became a
state. The state of Oklahoma is a beautiful state. The citizens of Oklahoma
ate what makes this state a great place.
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