HIGH SCHOOL CIVICS Quiz Just to keep you on your toes, we're mixing up the order of the questions. So the early parts of the high school civics questions don't come up in the early part of the quiz. 1. The Speaker of the Tennessee State House is Representative __________ ________. 2. TRUE OR FALSE. Circuit court judges in Tennessee are appointed by the governor. 3. The body that regulates privately owned utilities in Tennessee is known as the ___________ __________ ___________. 4. TRUE OR FALSE. In order to be elected governor of Tennessee, you have to have been born in Tennessee. 5. The department of state government that collects taxes is known as the Department of __________. 6. TRUE OR FALSE. Today there are more reporters covering the Tennessee General Assembly than there were 15 years ago. 7. Name at least one former member of the Tennessee Supreme Court who later served on the U.S. Supreme Court. 8. TRUE OR FALSE. Phil Bredesen is the first resident of Nashville to be elected governor since the Great Depression. 9. The Constitutional Officer in Tennessee best thought of as the "watchdog" of state government is known as the ________________. 10. TRUE OR FALSE. The organization of state government into different departments is spelled out in the state constitution. 11. Name the three cities where the Tennessee Supreme Court meets. 12. The Tennessee lawsuit that eventually resulted in redistricting across the United States was known as _______ vs. ________. 13. Your dad just got pulled over by a state trooper for speeding. He has had an encounter with which department of state government? a) Department of Commerce; b) Department of Finance and Administration; c) Department of Safety; d) Department of Transportation 14. TRUE OR FALSE. The governor's staff and the governor's cabinet are one and the same. 15. TRUE OR FALSE. It is illegal in Tennessee for a lobbyist to represent more than one client. 16. What is the only type of legal case that state law requires that the Tennessee Supreme Court hear? For answers, click here.