Three Governors Controversy

During the Three Governors Controversy, who did the state legislature name as the governor of Georgia?

• Ellis Arnall

• Eugene Talmadge

• Herman Talmadge

• Melvin Thompson

Even though his term in office had expired, who refused to step-down as governor?

• Ellis Arnall

• Melvin Thompson

• Herman Talmadge

• Eugene Talmadge

Who claimed that he should be the acting-governor because he had just been elected as GA's first-ever Lieutenant Governor?

• William Hartsfield
• Melvin Thompson
• Herman Talmadge
• Ellis Arnall

What was the Three Governors Controversy all about?

• illegal campaign contributions
• receiving bribes to sell state land at below-market prices
• three men claiming to be governor at the same time
• paying college athletes to shave points

Who did the GA State Supreme Court name as the acting-governor until a special election could be held?

• Melvin Thompson
• Eugene Talmadge
• Ellis Arnall
• Herman Talmadge

Who won the special election for governor in 1948, and would eventually be re-elected again in '50?

• Herman Talmadge

• Bernie Sanders

• Donald Trump

• Melvin Thompson

What event sparked the Three Governors Controversy of 1946?

• The state flag was burned by Herman Talmadge
• Ellis Arnall was impeached by the state legislature
• Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge died before being sworn-in to office
• Melvin Thompson died before his  term as Lieutenant Governor had expired

What governor-elect of Georgia died before being sworn into office, triggering the Three Governor's controversy of 1946?

• Herman Talmadge
• Eugene Talmadge
• Ellis Arnall
• Melvin Thompson

Because he was locked out of the Governor's Office, where did Ellis Arnall set up his office during the Three Governors Controversy of 1946?

• the State Senate cnamber
• in the State Supreme Court building
• in the Capitol Information Booth
• in the World Congress Center

1946 was the initial year for the existence of the office of Lieutenant Governor. Who was elected as the state's first Lieutenant Governor that year, plunging him into the Three Governors Controversy?

• Ellis Arnall
• Melvin Thompson
• Herman Talmadge
• Eugene Talmadge