Dear 2023 American Legion Jersey Boys State Delegates:
One of the best ways to prepare for this year’s session of the ALJBS program is to begin reading our text book: The Government of New Jersey (see below). This has been prepared by the volunteer staff of the ALJBS program to assist you in your journey toward becoming a Statesman of the American Legion Jersey Boys State program when you graduate on Friday, June 24.
Please use this final week prior to the 77th session to review and become familiar with the reading assignments that you will be discussing with your city counselors and experiencing during our college-level seminar. Below you will find all of the reading assignments for the week to help you prepare for your time at Rider University.
All delegates should either save an electronic copy of this to your smart phones, tablets, or other devices and/or print out a copy to bring with you to ALJBS. Also, we encourage you to check out our packing list; in particular we ask that you review what you should and should not bring.
As a reminder, all delegates to the ALJBS program will take the ALJBS Exam. The exam is a 25 question, multiple choice test that will be based both on information from the textbook as well as your experience at the ALJBS program. You must achieve a grade of at least a “B” on the ALJBS Exam in order to be eligible to receive college credit for participating in ALJBS.
| Day/Time | Assigned | Review | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRE-ALJBS | Page 3 | Foreword | |
| Page 7 | Dedication | ||
| Pages 8–10 | An introduction to ALJBS | ||
| Pages 11–14 | Political Parties – in New Jersey | ||
| Page 15 | Political Parties – at ALJBS | ||
| Pages 16–19 | Elections in New Jersey | ||
| Pages 20–31 | Municipal Government – in New Jersey | ||
| Pages 32–37 | Municipal Government – at ALJBS | ||
| Pages 38-47 | County Government – in New Jersey | ||
| Pages 48–52 | County Government – at ALJBS | ||
| Pages 53–62 | State Government – in New Jersey – The Legislative Branch | ||
| Pages 63–68 | State Government – in New Jersey – The Executive Branch | ||
| Pages 69–78 | State Government – in New Jersey – The Judicial Branch | ||
| Pages 82–86 | Public Safety and Law Enforcement in New Jersey | ||
| Pages 89–92 | ALJBS Appointed Positions | ||
| SUNDAY | 8:30am | REVIEW: Pre-session reading above | |
| 11:45am | Page 93 | Sample Ordinance | |
| Pages 38–47 | County Government – in New Jersey | ||
| Pages 48–52 | County Government – at ALJBS | ||
| Pages 53–62 | State Government – in New Jersey – The Legislative Branch | ||
| Pages 94–105 | The ALJBS Legislature | ||
| MONDAY | 11:30pm | Pages 63–68 | State Government – in New Jersey – The Executive Branch |
| Pages 82–86 | Public Safety and Law Enforcement in New Jersey | ||
| Page 61 | How a Bill Becomes a Law | ||
| Pages 106–109 | Parliamentary Procedure | ||
| TUESDAY | 11:00pm | Pages 34–40 | State Government – in New Jersey – The Judicial Branch |
| Pages 79–81 | State Government – at ALJBS – The Judicial Branch | ||
| WEDNESDAY | 10:45pm | REVIEW | |
| THURSDAY | 11:15pm | REVIEW and Prepare for ALJBS Exam |
Please continue to visit our website aljbs.org for more information as it becomes available. We look forward to having you at this year’s session!
Sincerely,
David S. Bagatelle
Executive Director
American Legion Jersey Boys State