Department of Nevada American Legion Oratorical
Scholarship Contest
The purpose of The American Legion’s National High School Oratorical Contest is to develop a deeper knowledge and appreciation of the Constitution of the United States on the part of high school students. Other objectives of the contest include the development of leadership qualities, the ability to think and speak clearly and intelligently, and the preparation for acceptance of the duties and responsibilities, the rights and privileges of American citizenship.
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" A Constitutional Speech Contest"
Students interested in competing in the 2023 Oratorical Scholarship High School Speech Contest please contact Robert Beckett Department Oratorical Chairperson by writing him at this email rbeck56@frontier.com for information on how to enter.
Department 2023 Contest
February 18, 2023 at 9am - Western Nevada College, Carson City,
Assigned Topics for 2023 Oratorical Contest
Assigned Topics for 2023 Oratorical Contest
Amendment VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.
Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
Amendment XIV, Section 1
All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction there of, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Amendment XVI
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.
DEPARTMENT 2022 ORATORICAL CONTEST RESULTS
1st Place RYAN SOULIER
SENIOR AT CARSON CITY HIGH SCHOOL
To Start an Oratorical Contest for the Youth in your Post's Community contact:
Department Oratorical Chairman
Robert Beckett
Post 4 Commander
Phone 775-782-4472
POST CONTEST DATES ARE YET TO BE DETERMINED
DISTRICT CONTEST DATES YET TO BE DETERMINED
District 1 - 21JAN 2023 at 1030 HRS at Post 1
District 2 -
District 3 -
In each competition, orators deliver a rehearsed 8- to 10-minute address and a randomly assigned 3-to 5-minute oration on a constitutional topic, each without the benefit of notes and in front of a live audience, including the judges.
The 2.2-million member American Legion developed the contest to encourage young people to improve their communications skills and to study the U.S. Constitution. More than $3 million in scholarships have been awarded over the history of the contest.
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