Students have been given the opportunity to experience a junior Tynwald sitting.
Each year sixth form students do their sessions at their own high schools - but this year they convened at the wedding cake building to collaborate their ideas:
That's school improvement officer Joel Smith - he hopes that by getting young people involved in the political process they might feel encouraged to vote.
We spoke to some of the students about what they enjoyed about the day:
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