Boys Nation

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Boys Nation is an annual civic training event run by the American Legion.

Each year, two delegates in the summer after their junior year of high school are selected from each of the forty-eight American Legion Boys State programs in the U.S. (Hawaii does not host a Boys State). These delegates attend the week-long event in Washington, DC.

The event endeavours to teach delegates about the processes of Federal government of the United States through taking part in a mock Senate and mock elections of a Boys Nation Senate President Pro Tempore and Secretary, Vice President, and President, attending lectures and fora, and visiting governmental institutions and historical sites.

Former delegates to Boys Nation include Bill Clinton and Gaddi Vasquez.

The American Legion Auxiliary runs a similar event called Girls Nation.