Sample Agenda

Below is a sample agenda for one day at a Junior State convention.  Actual agendas will vary by convention location.

Opening Session: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Keynote Speaker:  Local Congressional Representative
Block I : 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Debate: Illegal Immigration
Debate: Social Security
Thought Talk: Role of Political Parties
Activity: Guest Speakers on the Role of Media in Politics
Lunch: 12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m.
Block II 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Debate: Gay Rights
Debate: Alternative Energy
Thought Talk: Isolationist Foreign Policy
Activity: Mock Trial
Block III: 2:40 p.m.  – 3:40  p.m.
Debate: Universal Health Care
Debate: National Primary System
Thought Talk: War on Terror
Activity: Mock City Council Meeting on Wal-Mart
Block IV: 3:40 p.m. – 4:40 p.m.
Political Fair:  Representatives of Political Interest Groups and Political Parties
Dinner: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Chapter Caucus: 7:15 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Evening Activities (Optional): 7:45 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.
Talent Show, Impromptu Speech Contest, Quiz Bowl
Dance: 9:00 p.m. – 12:00 midnight
Curfew: 12:15 a.m.