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HIGH SCHOOL CIVICS  You know about the three branches of government, the 95 counties, the governor, and the house and the senate. But how do things actually work? How do bills really become law? What are lobbyists? Why do different cities have different kinds of governments? What is the Tennessee Regulatory Authority? What does the Supreme Court actually do? And how is the legislature different today than the way it used to be?
We're going to tackle this and many other questions in this, the high school civics portion of Tennessee History for Kids. When you've learned all this stuff you'll be ready to run for state legislature.... well, you will be when you are old enough. Here goes:
1) The other constitution in your life 2) Governor Bredesen, his staff and cabinet 3) What all these departments do 4) Learning the ropes at the legislature 5) How things have changed 6) The job of lobbyist 7) The press corps 8) I'm just a bill 9) Constitutional Officers and the TRA 10) Let's go to court 11) Some Supreme Court history 12) How many local governments are there? 13) FINAL EXAM The Tennessee Blue Book will be a useful tool as you work your way through this section. The Blue Book, produced by the state of Tennessee, contains 600 pages of information about the Tennessee General Assembly, state government officials, the departments of state government, the state constitution, Tennessee history, recent elections, and the list goes on and on. It is a remarkable resource. If you would like a copy, contact one of your state representatives, or call the Tennessee Secretary of State's office at 615-741-2650. Tell them Tennessee History for Kids sent you!
If you'd rather just read the Blue Book on line, click here to download a pdf version of it. This section required more help than any other part of Tennessee History for Kids. These are people who writer Bill Carey consulted with in writing it, in alphabetical order:
* State Representative Rob Briley (Davidson County) * Bob Cooper (legal counsel to Gov. Phil Bredesen) * Ed Cromer (reporter, Tennessee Journal) * Frank Drowota (former chief justice, Tennessee Supreme Court) * Dennis Dycus (director of municipal audit, state comptroller's office) * Rick Locker (reporter, Memphis Commercial-Appeal) * State Representative Debra Maggart (Sumner County) * Tennessee Regulatory Authority director Pat Miller * Richard Norment (assistant to the state comptroller) * State Senator Mark Norris (Shelby County) * Comptroller Emeritus William Snodgrass * Nashville attorney Henry Walker |
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