From inspiration to legislation:how an idea becomes a bill
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Published: |
Pearson Prentice Hall,
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Publisher Address: | Upper Saddle River, NJ |
Publication Dates: | 2006. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Real politics in America |
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Carrier Form: | xvii, 147 p.: ; 23 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780131107540 (alk. paper) 0131107542 (alk. paper) |
Index Number: | D971 |
CLC: | D971.2 |
Call Number: | D971.2/B627 |
Contents: |
Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction : so you want to pass a bill? -- Reinventing the wheel : conducting background research -- Education and alliances : working with organized interests and caucuses -- Power to the people : learning from the grassroots with Christopher Upham -- The search for solutions : transferring ideas into policy -- Winning friends to influence people : co-sponsors and coalitions -- Lights, camera, action! developing media strategy -- Finding a way to the floor : a bill becomes two laws -- Conclusion : from inspiration to legislation. |