Numbers to Know [You Need to Know This, Girl!]

What session of VGS is this?

80

How many states were needed to ratify the 19th Amendment?

the "perfect 36"

How many senatorial districts are there in TN?

33

How many judicial districts are there in TN?

31

How many Party Delegates are elected from each city at VGS?

2

How many types of city government are there in TN?

4

At VGS, how many Senators do we elect?

28; there are 7 legislative districts and 4 Senators per district; 7 x 4 = 28

At VGS, how many Representatives do we elect?

42; there are 7 legislative districts and 6 Reps per district; 7 x 6 = 42

How many members are there in the TN House of Representatives?

99

How many members are there in the TN Senate?

33

About how many cities are there in TN?

300

How many counties are there in TN?

95

How many county officials are elected in the "long ballot" system?

7

Historically, Supreme Court justices have been retained what percentage of the time?

99.3

How many versions have there been of the TN State Constitution?

3

Year Hayes Kennedy and Harold Card started Boys State?

1935

The year of TN's first Volunteer Girls State

1947

The year the current TN Constitution was adopted

1870

The date TN became a state

June 1, 1796

The year an amendment was added allowing metropolitan governments in TN

1953

The year of the Galveston, TX hurricane

1900

The date Congress passed the 19th Amendment

June 4, 1919

The year the lottery ban was lifted resulting in the HOPE scholarship

2002

The year the TN Marriage Protection amendment passed

2006

The years during which - for every year - suffragettes obtained a hearing before Congress to seek the right to vote

1869-1919