Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,617,316 residents in 2007 and a land area of 68,667 square miles, Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning "red people", and is known informally by its nickname, The Sooner State. Formed from the Indian Territory on November 16, 1907, Oklahoma was the 46th state to enter the union. Its residents are known as Oklahomans, and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City.
In the state's largest urban areas, pockets of jazz culture flourish, and Native American, Mexican, and Asian enclaves produce music and art of their respective cultures. The Oklahoma Mozart Festival in Bartlesville is one of the largest classical music festivals in the southern United States, and Oklahoma City's Festival of the Arts has been named one of the top fine arts festivals in the nation. The Tulsa Ballet, one of the state's five major city ballet companies, is rated as one of the top ballet companies in the United States by the New York Times. The University of Oklahoma's dance program, formed by ballerina Yvonne Chouteau and husband Miguel Terekhov in 1962 was the first fully-accredited program of its kind in the United States. In Sand Springs, an outdoor amphitheater called "Discoveryland!" is the official performance headquarters for the musical Oklahoma! Historically, the state has produced musical styles such as The Tulsa Sound and Western Swing, which was popularized at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa. The building, known as the "Carnegie Hall of Western Swing", served as the performance headquarters of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys during the 1930s.
- Oklahoma State Election Board
- Site includes information about candidate filings, voting and voter registrations, and electoral calendar.
- Candidate Filings
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- Ethics Commission
- Site includes the campaign finance database and last-minute contributions.
- State Government
- Links to state government sites from YourOklahoma.com.
- Oklahoma Congressional Delegation
- Links to Oklahoma's U.S congressional delegation from the Oklahoma Department of Libraries.
- Oklahoma Political Links
- Exentensive state political information, including links to candidates' campaign Web sites, from Politics1.
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Sooner Search
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- Governor's Office
- Site includes executive orders, budgets, Cabinet officers, State of the State addresses and a biography.
- Oklahoma Legislature
- Site includes both branches.
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House of Representatives
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- Senate
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Democratic Party
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Republican Party
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- Libertarian Party
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- Reform Party
- Official state site of the Reform Party.
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Green Party
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League of Women Voters
- State site includes voter information, voters' guide, and election dates.
- Oklahoma Constitution
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- State Statutes
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National Links
Organizations
- Democratic National Committee
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- U.S. House Democratic Leadership
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Senate Democratic Leadership Committees
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- Republican National Committee
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- U.S. House Republican Conference
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- Senate Republican Policy Committee
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- Libertarian Party
- National site of the Libertarian Party including policy positions, directories and lists, and history.
- Reform Party
- National site of the Reform Party including platform, issue statements and constitution.
- Green Parties of North America
- North American site of the Green Parties including platform, candidates and local parties.
- Advocacy Groups
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- American Civil Liberties Union
- ACLU site includes policy positions, litigation and legislation.
- Christian Coalition
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- NAACP
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- League of Women Voters
- National site includes legislative priorities, National Voter magazine and archive.
- National Organization for Women
- NOW site includes issue positions, news releases, history and action centers.
- Think Tanks
- List of think tanks from the University of Michigan.
- Think Tanks of Countries
- Links to think tanks by country from the National Institute for Research Advancement.
Publications
- Politics1
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- Inside Politics
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- C-SPAN
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- Washington Post's Politics Page
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General Reference
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- Congressional section of LexisNexis
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- Thomas
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FedWorld
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Campaign Finance Law
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Vote-Smart
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State and Local Governments on the Net
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Library of Congress
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- Congress.Org
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- GPO Access to Public Records
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- U.S. Constitution
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- Searchable U.S. Constitution
- Emory University's searchable U.S. Constitution.
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How a Bill Becomes a Law and More
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E.Politics.Com
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Government Agencies
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The White House
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U.S. House of Representatives
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U.S. Senate
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Federal Election Commssion
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State and Local Governments on the Net
- Site includes links to state and local Web sites by state.
Campaign Finance
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Federal Election Commission
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- Contribution information about presidential and congressional elections.
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OpenSecrets.org
- Search campaign finance data from a nonprofit group.
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American University Campaign Finance Page
- Includes downloadable data from federal campaigns from American University.
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Campaign Finance Clearinghouse
- Includes a database of current campaign finance research from George Washington University.
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PoliticalMoneyLine
- Comtains many easily useable databases, including donors, PACS and parties, and contributions by ZIP CODE from Kent Cooper and Tony Raymond.
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Vote-Smart
- Contains basic information about federal, elected officials, interest group ratings, voting records and more.
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Campaign Finance Center
- IRE's center for investigating campaign finance.
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Campaign Finance Law
- Extensive links to campaign finance laws and ruling from the Stanford Law School.
Polls
- Poll Results via LexisNexis
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- Public Opinion Links
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- Gallup Poll
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- Roper Poll
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- Survey Research Links
- Roper links to survey research organizations and academic centers.
- Pew Research Center for People and the Press
- Site contains information about how to interpret polls, recent survey results, and a library of older surveys.
- Princeton Survey Research Center
- Information about survey research and data, including links to Web resources.
- National Opinion Research Center
- The University of Chicago's center for public opinion research, including studies.
- Extensive List of Survey Research Sites
- Comprehensive list of online survey research and public opinion sites from the University of Kansas.
- Political Sciences Resources
- University of Michigan library of public opinion on various legislative issues.
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