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YMCA Youth and Government (Y&G), also known as YMCA Youth In Government or YMCA Model Legislature and Court (MLC), is a YMCA program in the United States that allows high school students to serve in model governments at the local, state, national, and international levels.〔 The YMCA Youth and Government program currently operates in 38 states and Washington, DC. Each state may participate in the national programs, which include: the YMCA Youth Conference On National Affairs (CONA), YMCA National Judicial Competition, YMCA Youth Governors Conference, and YMCA Youth Advocate Program. ==History== The YMCA Youth and Government program was established in 1936 in New York by Clement “Pete” Duran, then the Boys Work Secretary for the Albany YMCA. The program motto, “Democracy must be learned by each generation,” was taken from a quote by Dr. Earle T. Hawkins, the founder of the Maryland Youth and Government program. 〔(''American Bar Association and YMCA: Partners in Civic Engagement.'' ) American Bar Association. p.1. Retrieved April 16, 2013.〕〔(''History'' ). California YMCA Youth & Government. Retrieved April 16, 2013.〕〔 In 2000, the American Bar Association became a supporter of the organization, creating a policy requesting lawyers to become involved in the program by stressing the importance of engaging and educating students about the United States legal process. About this issue, Sandra Day O'Connor and Roy Romer said in 2006:〔 Most young people today simply do not have an adequate understanding of how our government and political system work, and they are thus not well prepared to participate as citizens.〔 As of 2012, the program operates in 37 states and the District of Columbia, serving 47,000 high school students around the country.〔(''American Bar Association and YMCA: Partners in Civic Engagement.'' ) American Bar Association. p. 2. Retrieved April 16, 2013.〕 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「YMCA Youth and Government」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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