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535 East Jackson Street
Mountain Home, ID 83647
(208) 587-2136, ext. 251
Fax: 208-587-2137
E-mail:
elmore@uidaho.edu
Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 5.00
p.m.
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Know Your Government Conference
February 14-16, 2009
Boise
What is KYG?
Do you want
to learn how Idaho’s government works? Visit the capital of Idaho? Meet
legislators, the governor, and Supreme Court justices? Spend a weekend
away from home in the company of 4-H members from across the state? Then
this conference is for you. At the Know Your Government Conference you
can:
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Become a legislator or lobbyist and debate a bill in a mock
committee meeting and try to pass it in a mock floor session.
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Become an attorney, witness, defendant, or bailiff and
participate in a mock trial. |
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Become a reporter and interview delegate legislators, lobbyists,
and VIP’s, and produce a videotape and newsletter.
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Have breakfast with legislators and judges. |
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Tour the Capitol and observe the legislature in session.
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Is this a project?
Yes it can
be. Delegates are encouraged to complete the citizenship project
Exploring Citizenship, My Government (#11002).
When is it?
Washington’s Birthday weekend, February 14-16, 2009.
Who can attend?
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160
Idaho 4-H members in the 8th and 9th
grades. |
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Each county may send a minimum of 2 delegates.
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Delegates may attend 2 years and participate in both the
legislative and judicial workshops. |
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10
delegates are selected at the end of the conference to return a
third year and participate in the reporter workshop. One will
serve as News Editor and one will coordinate the TVTV broadcast.
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12
delegates are selected at the end of the conference to serve on
the planning committee for the next year’s conference. They
serve as committee chairmen, speaker of the house, and judges.
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What does
it cost?
Registration fee is $90.
Transportation to, from and during the conference is extra and is
arranged by each district. Cost varies and is determined by the
district.
Cost of the
conference is reduced by approximately $43 per delegate through the
support of our sponsors.
Donor
List
Are there any videos I can look at?
Each year
the reporter delegates produce a news video. Some counties have copies.
Check-out copies can be ordered through your
County Extension
Office from Mary Jean Craig. They are:
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Constructing Our Government - KYG 2008 |
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20
Years of KYG and KYG 2007 Mock Legislative Floor Session |
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Get
Your Kicks, KYG 2006 |
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KYG
2005 |
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KYG
2004 |
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KYG
2003 |
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4-H
Know Your Government Conference (a general overview of the
Conference) |
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