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Yale Model Congress (YMC) is the second oldest entirely student-run Model Congress conference for high school students (second to Princeton Model Congress). Every year, it brings hundreds of delegates to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut to simulate the United States Congress. ==Conference Information== Founded in 1993 by members of the Yale Political Union, Yale Model Congress is an annual, four-day-long event, now held in early December. During the conference, high school delegates participate in one of approximately twenty committees, chaired by Yale undergraduates. The delegates prepare bills prior to the conference, and each student is given the chance to debate his or her bill using a parliamentary system modeled off Robert’s Rules of Order. Each committee has between ten and twenty delegates, making YMC the most personal of the college Model Congress conferences. Bills that pass through committee are eligible to be debated in one of four full sessions, which meet throughout the conference. Each full session is composed of five to six committees, and any delegate may move to consider any bill that passed through one of those committees. Debate in full sessions is somewhat more formal; rather than speaking around a seminar table in committee, delegates approach a podium to speak in full session. Awards are given to exceptional delegates, both at the committee and at the full session levels. In addition to regular committees, Yale Model Congress also offers special programs, differently run committees for advanced delegates. In the past, special programs have included simulations of the Supreme Court, where students debate the constitutionality of passed legislation, and the Presidential Cabinet, where delegates respond to crises and advise the president on which bills to sign or veto. Sessions are held in Yale classrooms, as well as in the Omni New Haven Hotel. Except for a few local schools, delegations spend the weekend staying at the Omni. Outside of committee, YMC offers students opportunities to visit Yale and New Haven, as well as hosting Yale Day, where students hear from Yale professors such as Paul Kennedy and Akhil Amar. On Saturday evening, YMC also hosts a delegate dance for participating students. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yale Model Congress」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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