How much do you know about Nashville's Metropolitan Council controversy?

• Nashville's Metropolitan Council will keep all 40 seats for now, as a temporary decision was issued by three state judges.
• State Republican lawmakers had attempted to cut the council in half after it blocked the 2024 Republican National Convention from coming to the city.
• Nashville has operated under a combined city-county government system with 40 council members since 1963.
• The new statute would require Nashville to craft new council districts by May 1, which city officials say is unreasonable.
• The judges agreed that changing the council's makeup now will throw this year's elections into chaos.
• The state law would cut Nashville's combined council to 20 people.
• If a metro government can't make the changes in time for the next election, current members' terms are supposed to be extended for one year to accommodate the changes.
• Tennessee's GOP-dominant Statehouse passed the law earlier this year, one of many proposals Republicans have introduced to upend Nashville politics.
• One quarter of Nashville's council seats are held by Black members, half by women, and five members identify as LGBTQ+.
• The city officials argue that the scheme violates the state Constitution.

Think you know about the political landscape in Nashville? Test your knowledge with this quiz about the recent decision to keep all 40 seats in the Metropolitan Council. Learn about the attempted council cut by state Republican lawmakers, the city's combined government system, and the judges' decision to keep the current council makeup. Discover the impact of changing the council's makeup and how it could affect the upcoming elections. See if you can answer questions about Nashville's council members and the state law that would cut the council in