Can you name the Famous Governors?

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Informally known as the 'Governator' this man (CA) entered office following a recall election.
This Governor was famous for his tight control over Virginia politics and for championing 'massive resistance' to desegregation while he was a Senator.
This Governor (WI) entered the national spotlight after challenging public sector unions and surviving a high-profile recall election.
This Governor (SC) resigned his chairmanship of the Republican Governors Association after it was revealed that he flew to Argentina to meet his lover.
She focused the country's attention on illegal immigration after her state (AZ) passed a controversial immigration-control law.
In 1953, this Governor (CA) was nominated the 14th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court by President Eisenhower.
Former Governor of Arkansas who was famous for his defiance of a Supreme Court order to desegregate schools in Little Rock.
Reason for FameGovernor
This former governor (MA) is the 2012 Republican Presidential candidate.
In 2008, he resigned as Governor of New York after it was revealed that he purchased services from high-end prostitutes.
This man (NJ) was recently at the center of a financial scandal involving massive trading losses at MF Global.
She was heavily criticized for her state's (LA) slow response to Hurricane Katrina.
He was the first African-American governor of his state (VA) and the first African-American governor since reconstruction.
Governor of Illinois until 2009, when he was impeached following accusations that he tried to sell President Obama's open Senate seat.
In 2006, this former governor (IL) was convicted of corruption for his role in a scheme to sell commercial driving licenses to unqualified drivers in exchange for bribes.
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Famous Governors Quiz

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  • Created Sep 29, 2012 in History
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