Political I.Q. — Week of June 28

Test your knowledge of politics

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  • 03/02/2023
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QUESTIONS:
1. Connecticut Gov. John Rowland resigned last week rather than face impeachment. Who was the last governor of any state to be impeached?

2. Lt. Gov. Jodi Rell will succeed Rowland as governor. Who was the last woman to be governor of Connecticut?

3. Rowland may also be the subject of a criminal investigation. Who was the last governor of any state to be convicted of criminal charges while in office?

4. Connecticut had no recall mechanism. Who was the last governor of any state to be recalled by the voters?

5. Bill Clinton's memoirs have been in the news. Since Calvin Coolidge, every former President except one has written memoirs or an autobiography. Can you name the exception?

ANSWERS:
1. Republican Gov. Evan Mecham of Arizona, impeached in 1988.

2. Democrat Ella Grasso, governor from 1974 until her death in 1980.

3. Republican Gov. Guy Hunt of Alabama, convicted in court in 1992 of misuse of campaign funds and forced to step down from office.

4. Democratic Gov. Gray Davis of California in '03.

5. George H.W. Bush.

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