Understanding the Governorship of Kentucky Quiz - Test Your Knowledge

Thomas Metcalfe served in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly, in both houses of the U.S. Congress, and as Governor of Kentucky.

although he failed to win the office himself in 1883, Thomas Z. Morrow's brother-in-law and son were both elected governor of Kentucky in 1895 and 1919, respectively.

political opponents of Kentucky governor Thomas Metcalfe nicknamed him "Old Stone Hammer" because they felt his previous work as a stonemason was a background unbecoming a governor.

Parker Watkins Hardin became the first Democrat to be defeated in a Kentucky gubernatorial election against a Republican candidate, losing to William O'Connell Bradley in 1895.

Kentucky governor William S. Taylor was implicated in the assassination of William Goebel, his political rival, and fled to Indiana to avoid indictment.

Kentucky Governor Joseph Desha pardoned his son Isaac after he had twice been convicted of murder.

Kentucky governor Flem D. Sampson declined the Du Pont family's offer to purchase Cumberland Falls and donate it to the state for a state park.

Kentucky governor Ruby Laffoon bestowed the honorary title of "Kentucky colonel" the most times in the state's history, including KFC founder "Colonel" Harland Sanders.

Ernie Fletcher became the first Republican Governor of Kentucky in thirty-two years after winning the 2003 Kentucky gubernatorial election.

Understanding the Governorship of Kentucky

1 [3] Candidates are elected by ________ and run on a ticket with a candidate for the office of lieutenant governor.

2 Unlike the U.S. President, however, the governor does not have the option of a ________.

3 He or she is also granted the privilege of a ________.

4 The governor exercises traditional ________ power, which can be overridden by a majority of both houses of the General Assembly.

5 ________, who held the office from 1983 to 1987, was the only woman to serve as governor of Kentucky and only the third woman to serve as governor of any U.S.

6 While this government never successfully displaced the government in Frankfort, two men were elected governor of the Confederate government: George W. Johnson and, on Johnson's death, ________.

7 As with all other elected offices in the state, the Constitution prohibits anyone from serving as governor who has in any way been participant in a ________ and the governor's oath of office to this day includes swearing that the governor-elect has not participated in a duel.

8 During the Civil War, a group of Confederate sympathizers met at the ________ to form a Confederate government for the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

9 ________, who was elected to the office in the disputed election of 1899, remains the only governor of any U.S.

10 He or she is granted the traditional executive power of ________ except in cases of impeachment or treason.

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