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20 Cards in this Set
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Who is Harding succeeded by?
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Calvin Coolidge
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In what year is Miriam Ferguson finally elected to governor, and why is this significant?
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1924, "two governors for the price of 1"
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What are Miriam Ferguson's standings regarding the Klan, prohibition, and higher education?
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Anti- all of those things
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Who did Miriam Ferguson run against, and what were his standings?
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Felix Robertson. supported economy in the government, law enforcement, prohibition, white supremacy, and anti-foreigner laws
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What was rumored to be sold when Ferguson was in the governor's office?
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pardons
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Who disbanded the Board of Pardons and in what year?
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Pat Neff in 1924
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General Dan Moody filed suit to cancel what in 1925, forcing 2 state highway commissioners to resign?
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State highway contracts held by several paper cos.
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Who replaces Ferguson in support by rural Texans and in what year?
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1938: O'daniel
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Miriam returns in what year?
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1932
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In 1924, who does Texas support for president, and what is his political affiliation and prohibition tendency?
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William Gibbs McAdoo, who is a dry progressive
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In 1929, the state court of criminal appeals strikes down what that was passed in what year?
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Anti-mask law in 1925
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In 1926 Who is elected as texas governor and what was the issue there?
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Dan Moody: he won against Miriam Ferguson even thought she said she would drop out, and she didn't
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Moody wanted to do what regarding the constitution, supreme court justices, and civil service?
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rewrite the constitution, increase # of supreme court justices, reform civil services
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Moody did establish what office and partially reformed what state organization?
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Established state auditor's office and reformed state prison system
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Nixon v. Herndon strikes down what law in what year?
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The white primary law in 1927
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In 1928, Texas supported this president, leading to the nickname of his followers and being the first of this party
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Herbert Hoover, hoovercrats. He was the first Republican to win TX
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Who is Hoover against in 1928?
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Jesse Jones who was supported by democrats.
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Between 1920 and 1930, the population becomes greater in rural or urban areas, and what major areas?
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urban, Houston, dallas, San Antonio
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In the late 20, there is an explosion of what, leading to stagnation of what?
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economic growth, political stagnation
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Although the focus was on urban areas, the legislature
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wants to focus rurally
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