Government of Tennessee

Government of Tennessee
Seal of Tennessee
Part of	United States of America
Constitution	Constitution of Tennessee
Legislative branch
Name	General Assembly
Type	Bicameral
Meeting place	Tennessee State Capitol
Upper house
Name	Senate
Presiding officer	Randy McNally, Honorable
Lower house
Name	House of Representatives
Presiding officer	Cameron Sexton, Speaker
Executive branch
Head of State and Government
Title	Governor
Currently	Bill Lee
Appointer	Election
Cabinet
Name	Cabinet of the State of Tennessee
Leader	Governor
Headquarters	Tennessee State Capitol
Judicial branch
Name	Judiciary of Tennessee
Courts	Courts of Tennessee
Tennessee Supreme Court
Chief judge	Holly M. Kirby
Seat	Nashville, Knoxville, and Jackson

The Government of Tennessee is organized under the provisions of the 1870 Constitution of Tennessee, first adopted in 1796.^[1] As set forth by the state constitution, administrative influence in Tennessee is divided among three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial.

The seat of the government in Tennessee is located in its capital city of Nashville.