Legislative in Youth & Government

In Legislative students create bills focused on topics important to them. Bills are debated, considered in committee and moved to house or senate for consideration.  Share your passion with other students from your school, city and across the state! Our student legislature considers bills from across the aisle and across all topics. In the Legislature students are given the opportunity to be involved in healthy debate with peers across all subsections of politics.

Examples of major topics that are covered under Texas law:

Public education, higher education (state colleges or universities), health and human services, workers’ compensation, public safety, business and economic development, civil practices, criminal justice, gambling, family issues, environment, intrastate transportation, state chartered financial institutions, state and local government organization, licensing of certain professionals, etc.

Judicial in Youth & Government

JUDICIARY (TRIAL AND APPELLATE)

Are you always watching the news to see the latest from the courts? Do you wonder how that attorney was able to get their client the minimum sentence instead of life? Or are you simply a theatrical person who has been looking for a place to own the show? Then our judicial section is for you!

TRIAL

Each year students evaluate and debate high press cases from across the nation. Double murders, homicides and so much more! This section allows you to team up with a group of friends, to dominate as a duo or to own the gavel SOLO! Students can participate as Judges presiding over the court room and ultimate decision maker on who has the best case!

Teams can bring together drama addicts and straight debaters to make your team the one to beat!  2 attorneys lead the team through the trial, while the witness and bailiffs help carry the case and are the difference between not guilty and guilty!

APPELLATE

Are you the dynamite duo? Well our Appellate section is the place for you. Show off your writing skills and ability to defend your stance and you and your teammate could reverse the decision on this case! The Judicial section will give you the knowledge of legal procedure, ability to communicate, questioning skills, reasoning ability, and knowledge of law, organization, critical thinking, preparation and teamwork.

Media in Youth & Government

NEWSROOM

Everything media you can image, newspaper, broadcast, podcast, blogs and online social media! YG is about teens and covered by teens! Bring your talents and your skills to ensure in-depth coverage of our conferences and events! You could be the star of our news cast at night or the head of our newspaper! Are you a format guru, be our print editor?  Can only you see the world perfectly through a lens? Helps us see how you see YG and become our head photographer!

News can make or break politicians! Stretch your influence muscles and show our youth leaders that even in YG somebody is always watching and always listening!

Get ready to expose how much media influences the political process.

State Affairs in Youth & Government

In our State Affairs section students create proposals assessing topics in these areas!

Proposals are debated, considered in committee and moved to full contingency consideration. Share your passion with other students from your school, city and across the state! Our State Affairs section considers proposals from across the aisle and across all topics. In the State Affairs section students are given the opportunity to really develop healthy debate with peers across all subsections of politics.

Take this challenge on alone or tag team the debate with a friend or two! Get your graph and visual ready because in State Affairs we challenge you to really think through your stance and defend it!

Annually students select from a group of preselected topics.