Take back your government
Subtitle: a citizen's guide to grassroots change
By: Morgan Carroll
Publisher: Fulcrum Pub.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Golden, Colo
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781555914455
Subjects: States; Citizen participation; Public administration; State governments; Legislation; Political participation; Handbooks, manuals
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: You can do this; title: Your interests versus special interests; title: Asking for help: constituent services; title: Monitoring legislative proceedings; title: How to read a bill; title: Registering your support or opposition to a measure; title: Know your elected officials; title: How to testify at a legislative hearing; title: The legislative calendar; title: How a bill becomes law and how you can impact each phase; title: Meeting your legislators; title: Calling your legislators; title: E-mailing your legislators; title: Writing your legislators; title: Using petitions; title: Preparing fact sheets; title: Holding demonstrations and rallies; title: Networking: building a coalition and addressing opposition; title: Advocacy for busy people; title: Advocacy for youth under eighteen; title: Introducing your own bill; title: Researching problems and solutions; title: Building support for your bill and addressing the opposition; title: Media and public support; title: Vote counting; title: Amending a bill; title: Fiscal notes analysis: paying for your bill; title: Lobbying the joint budget committee; title: Resolutions; title: Other ways to be involved; title: Run for office: yep, you!; title: How does your state measure up?; title: Putting it in perspective.