Oklahoma Social Studies OKH.C.5.5

OKH.C.5.5 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• OKH.C.5.5.A

  direct primary, initiative petition, and referendum (including the power to recall government officials in some local jurisdictions)

• OKH.C.5.5.B

  regulations and processes for registering to vote and participating in state elections.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students explain how Oklahomans use primaries, petitions, and referendums to shape elections and laws. They identify where local recall is allowed and use current guidance to find out how to register and vote.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can tell a petition for a new law from a petition to put an enacted law before voters. They can explain that primaries choose party nominees, recall depends on local law, and voters must follow registration rules.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think a primary decides who takes office, rather than who runs for a party. They may confuse initiatives with referendums or assume any Oklahoma official can be recalled.

04

How to Assess It

Exit ticket: Label each action with its process: choosing a party nominee, proposing a law by petition, putting an enacted law to a vote, and removing an official where local law allows.

1. 01

   Use index cards to build a path from drafting an initiative petition to gathering signatures, ballot placement, and a statewide vote.

2. 02

   Ask students to write: How is voting on a new proposal different from voting on a law the legislature already passed?

3. 03

   Play scenario match: pair party nominee, proposed law, enacted law, and eligible local official with primary, initiative, referendum, and recall.

4. 04

   Open the Oklahoma State Election Board website; students find registration instructions and the polling-place lookup, then note what information each requires.

• 3.C.1.1.E

  Read and explain how the Preamble to the Oklahoma Constitution reflects the power of the people and their reliance on spiritual guidance.

• OKH.C.5.1.A

  Identify the responsibilities of state government by analyzing the Preamble to the Oklahoma State Constitution.

• USG.C.3.5.D

  Describe how some state constitutions, such as Oklahoma’s, provide for more direct public involvement in the legislative process through such provisions as the ...

• OKH.C.5

  Evaluate the constitutional powers exercised by the state government and the role of the Oklahoma citizen.