To develop civic leadership and pride in American citizenship.
To arouse a keen interest in the detailed study of our government.
To develop in the young citizens of Boys State a full understanding of our American traditions and belief in the United States of America.
To arouse in young citizens a determination to maintain our form of government.
To inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state, and nation.
To safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom, and democracy.