Oklahoma Enabling Act
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The Oklahoma Enabling Act was a 1906 federal law that authorized the creation and admission of the state of Oklahoma by outlining the process for drafting its constitution and uniting Oklahoma and Indian Territories.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
enabling act ⓘ |
| admissionDateOfState | 1907-11-16 ⓘ |
| admittedStateToUnion | Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedTerritory |
Indian Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oklahoma Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | future State of Oklahoma ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1906-06-16 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
adoption of the Oklahoma Constitution
ⓘ
proclamation of Oklahoma statehood by the President of the United States ⓘ |
| granted | authority to form a state government in Oklahoma ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Progressive Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | public law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Indian Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oklahoma Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHeldBySigner | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States expansion and statehood legislation ⓘ |
| providedFor |
constitutional convention for Oklahoma
ⓘ
division of the new state into congressional districts ⓘ drafting of the Oklahoma state constitution ⓘ election of delegates to a constitutional convention ⓘ submission of the proposed constitution to the voters ⓘ temporary state government arrangements ⓘ |
| purpose |
to authorize the people of Oklahoma and Indian Territory to form a state constitution
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to provide for the admission of a new state into the Union ⓘ |
| regulated |
procedure for admission of Oklahoma as a state
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process of uniting Oklahoma and Indian Territories ⓘ |
| relationToEvent | Oklahoma statehood ⓘ |
| result |
admission of the State of Oklahoma
ⓘ
union of Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory into one state ⓘ |
| setRequirement |
approval of the Oklahoma constitution by popular vote
ⓘ
compliance of the Oklahoma constitution with the U.S. Constitution ⓘ provisions for public schools in the Oklahoma constitution ⓘ provisions for separation of powers in the Oklahoma constitution ⓘ |
| shortName | Oklahoma Enabling Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Theodore Roosevelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateCreated | Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | An Act to enable the people of Oklahoma and of the Indian Territory to form a constitution and State government and be admitted into the Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
Oklahoma constitutional history
ⓘ
statehood process in the United States ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1906 ⓘ |
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