Part 1
Who was the first Oklahoma governor of Native American descent?
Johnston Murray
Who started their own eye institute?
Dean A. McGee
Who was the first Republican governor in Oklahoma?
Henry Bellmon
Who led a group of teenagers to a Katz Drug Store to stage a sit-in?
Clara Luper
Which governor was the president of Sooner Oil Company?
Raymond Gary
Who was Oklahoma’s youngest governor ever elected?
J. Howard Edmondson
What is reapportionment?
A way to divide or allocate
Who was the president of the United States during Edmondson's term?
John F. Kennedy
What did the Federal Aid Highway Act provide?
Provided for an interstate highway system
What did the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board do?
Responsible for licensing liquor stores
What did Edmondson’s State Merit System do?
State employees could be hired and promoted according to their abilities as determined by tests
Carl Albert was said to achieve the highest office ever attained by an Oklahoman. What was it?
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
What was one difference between Johnston Murray and William Murray as governors?
Use of the National Guard
What kind of papers was Karen Silkwood carrying before she died?
Proved the company’s guilt in the claim of disregard for regulations
What type of bills did Dewey Bartlett veto?
Increased salaries for state officials and for a statewide kindergarten system
What passed on July 11, 1967?
Eliminating the justice-of-the-peace system in Oklahoma and providing for nonpartisan election of members of the judiciary