Yale-New Haven

Model Congress
Training Program

Week 3 October 10th, 2014

What did we do last week?

Structure of Debate
Points
Motions

Plan for the Upcoming

Weeks
BIG IMPORTANT DATES
11/7: Bills are due
12/4: Conference start!

Schedule

Week 1 (9/26): Introductions to Model

Congress; Explore Topics; Learn to
Research;
Week 2 (10/3): Parliamentary
Procedure; Structure of Debate
Week 3 (10/10): Finalize Bill Topics
Week 4 (10/17): Research & Bill
Writing Day
No meeting 10/24: Fall Break for Yale

Schedule Continued

Week 5 (10/31): Work on Finalizing Bills

Week 6 (11/7): Bills are due
Week 7 (11/14): Mock Committee
Session
Week 8 (11/21): Mock Committee
Session
No meeting 11/28: Thanksgiving Break
Week 9 (12/5): YALE MODEL
CONGRESS CONFERENCE!

Interested News?
Any news articles that you found
interesting?
What are some potential topics that
you could turn into a bill?

Identify What Needs to be

Changed
Whats most interesting or important
to you?
What issue can you provide a unique
proposal or interesting perspective
on?
What has Congress ignored or
avoided for political reasons, but is
important and needs to be
addressed?

Why does it need to be

changed?
1.
2.
3.
4.

Reason
Reason
Reason
Reason

1
2
3
4

How can we change it?

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Step
Step
Step
Step
Step

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2
3
4
5

Preview of Next Week

Researching and writing first draft of
bills in the computer lab

Homework
Pay attention to some of the current
events
Pick the 1 issue that you want to
address in your bill.
Email me this bill idea by Wednesday
11:59pm