The Oklahoma state constitution

The Oklahoma state constitution

by Adkison, Danny Mark

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"The Oklahoma State Constitution traces the historical formation and constitutional development of the state of Oklahoma. In it, Danny Adkison and Lisa McNair Palmer provide article-by-article commentary and analysis on the intent, politics, social and economic pressures, and the legal decisions that shaped and enhanced the Oklahoma constitution since it was adopted in 1907. This unparalleled commentary provides a broad understanding of state constitutional law within the context of Oklahoma's …

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The Oklahoma state constitution / Danny M. Adkison and Lisa McNairPalmer ; foreword by W.A. Drew Edmondson.

Summary

"The Oklahoma State Constitution traces the historical formation and constitutional development of the state of Oklahoma. In it, Danny Adkison and Lisa McNair Palmer provide article-by-article commentary and analysis on the intent, politics, social and economic pressures, and the legal decisions that shaped and enhanced the Oklahoma constitution since it was adopted in 1907. This unparalleled commentary provides a broad understanding of state constitutional law within the context of Oklahoma's constitutional evolution. A bibliographic essay and list of cases offer significant sources for furtherstudy."--Provided by Publisher.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2011

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 ressource en ligne (xxviii, 389 pages).

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:019987784X, 1306267633, 9780199877843, 9781306267632
  • oclc:on1365076002
  • LC Classification:KFO1601 1907.A6
  • Dewey Decimal:342.76602

Table of Contents

Cover; Contents; Series Foreword; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE: The History of the Oklahoma Constitution; Early Beginnings; Twin Territories; Statehood; Ratification and Elections; Constitutional Antecedents; Oklahoma's Constitution versus Other State Constitutions; Regulation of Interests; Direct Democracy; The Best Constitution; Lengthy Constitutions; Amending the Constitution; Present-Day Distrust; PART TWO: The Oklahoma Constitution and Commentary; Preamble; ArticleI. Federal Relations; Section 1. Supreme Law of the Land.

Section 16. TreasonSection 17. Indictment or Information-Preliminary Examination-Prosecution in Courts Not of Record; Section 18. Grand Jury; Section 19. Trial by Jury; Section 20. Rights of Accused in Criminal Cases; Section 21. Self-Incrimination-Double Jeopardy; Section 22. Liberty of Speech and Press-Truth as Evidence in Prosecution for Libel; Section 23. Private Property-Taking or Damaging for Private Use; Section 24. Private Property-Public Use-Character of Use a Judicial Question; Section 25. Contempt-Definition-Jury Trial-Hearing; Section 26. Bearing Arms-CarryingWeapons.

Section 2. Religious Liberty-Polygamous or Plural Marriag…

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Subjects

Constitutional history Constitutional history -- Oklahoma Constitutional law Constitutional law -- Oklahoma Constitutions Constitutions -- Oklahoma Livres numériques Oklahoma

Writers

Adkison, Danny Mark Palmer, Lisa McNair

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