Updated Advisor/Delegation Manual
Print numbers 0 through 8 for a complete program manual.

• 0. Table of Contents
• 1. Overview
  • History
  • Getting Started
  • Position Descriptions
  • Code of Conduct
  • Recommended Schedule for YAG Clubs
  • General Schedule of Conference
• 2. Parties and Elections Manual
  • Ballot Issues
  • The Party System (Third Parties & Writing Platforms)
  • Political Parties in America
  • Elections (Ideas on running for an office!)
• 3. Youth Legislature and Executive Branch Delegates' Manual
  • The Legislative Branch
  • Legislative Officers
  • Developing Legislation (Bill Drafting Guide below)
  • How a Bill Becomes a Law
  • The Deliberation Process
  • The Executive Branch
  • Glossary of Legislative Terms
  • Classical Logical Fallacies
• 4. Bill Drafting Guide
  • Ethics
  • Types of Bills
  • Style
  • Samples of Bills and Resolutions
• 5. Joint Rules and Committee Procedures
  • Committee Procedures
    • General Rules
    • Motions in Committee
    • Committee Reports
  • Joint Rules
    • Statement of Intent
    • Administration
    • Decorum and Privileges of Members
    • Procedures
    • Motions
• 6. Lobbyist Program Manual
  • Overview
  • Position Papers (sample)
  • Life as a Lobbyist: Tips of the Trade
  • Techniques for Lobbying
  • Lobbyist Testimony in Committee
  • Lobbyist Editorials (sample)
  • Lobbyist Code of Ethics
  • Lobbyist Awards
• 7. Model Supreme Court Program Manual
  • Overview
  • Model Supreme Court Guidelines and Participant Roles
  • Brief Writing Guidelines and Samples
  • Oral Argument Guidelines
  • Model Supreme Court Protocol and Procedure
  • Supreme Court Justices
    • How to Become a Justice
    • Guidelines for Visiting Justices
    • The Case Hearing
    • Deliberation & Vote
    • Writing Opinions (sample)
    • Bench Memoranda (samples)
• 8. Press Manual
  • Overview
  • Nuts and Bolts of the News
  • Journalism Ethics, Style, and Content

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