TN Bar Tennessee Constitutional and Administrative Law

Question 1

The Tennessee Constitution provides for how many branches of state government?

Accepted Answer

Three (legislative, executive, and judicial)

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Two (legislative and executive)

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Four (adding an administrative branch)

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Five (adding military and regulatory branches)

Question 2

Tennessee's Governor may veto legislation, but the General Assembly may override a veto by a vote of:

Accepted Answer

Two-thirds of all members elected to each house

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A simple majority of members present

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Three-fifths of members present and voting

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A majority of all elected members of each house

Question 3

Under the Tennessee Constitution, a judge of the Tennessee Supreme Court serves a term of:

Accepted Answer

8 years

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6 years

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Life tenure with good behavior

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4 years

Question 4

Tennessee's Uniform Administrative Procedures Act (UAPA, T.C.A. § 4-5-101 et seq.) governs rulemaking and contested cases before:

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State administrative agencies

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Federal agencies operating in Tennessee

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Municipal governments

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Private arbitration panels

Question 5

Under the Tennessee UAPA, a final order in a contested case before a state agency may be appealed to:

Accepted Answer

The Chancery Court in the county where the agency is located or the affected party resides

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The Tennessee Supreme Court directly

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The federal administrative law courts

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The Governor's office for executive review

Question 6

Tennessee's open records law, the Tennessee Public Records Act (T.C.A. § 10-7-503), provides that public records must generally be made available for inspection within:

Accepted Answer

Immediately upon request during business hours

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5 business days of the request

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7 calendar days of the request

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30 days of the written request