Let your voice be heard
Individuals can influence the lawmaking process at these levels (need 3).
What is local, county, state, federal?
The 26th amendment changed the voting age to this.
What 18?
This is a way to influence the lawmaking process by convincing lawmakers to vote as you want them to.
What is lobbying?
The least formal dispute resolution technique...
What is informal talk?
The person who acts like a judge in the most formal dispute resolution technique besides court action.
What is an arbitrator?
This is the active support of a cause and the attempt to persuade others
What is advocacy?
Protests related to this conflict played a role in the 26th amendment being introduced and passed.
What is the Vietnam War?
These are 3 ways to reach out and attempt to influence lawmakers.
What are writing letters / emails, making phone calls or meeting with them in person?
The 3 dispute resolution techniques that fall in between informal talk and court on our less formal to formal scale.
A game that kids sometimes use as a dispute resolution technique.
What is rock/paper/scissors? Other responses possible.
Procedure where citizens can vote to kick out an elected offical (mayor, governor, etc.)
What is recall?
A fair election requires that voters have access to information about this.
Who are the candidates?
Our right to lobby lawmakers comes from this amendment.
What is the first amendment?
This technique includes a 3rd party who acts as a referee and helps the disputants figure out a solution.
What is a mediation?
The post negotiation phase typically ends with this or that.
What is a handshake or signature?
This occurs when a legislative act is referred to voters for final approval or rejection.
What is a referendum?
Watching the news, debates, and reading about candidates / bills makes you this.
What is an informed voter.
The major argument about lobbying relates to this
What is "buying legislation?"
What is negotiation?
3 main reasons that court action should be the last resort when trying to solve disputes.
What are time, cost, "win/lose", and negative impact on relationships?
This is a procedure that enables a specified number of voters to propose a law by petition.
What is an initiative?
These are the 2 requirements for voting that don't deal with age.
What are citizenship and residency?
The NRA, AARP, ASPCA are these organizations that can be major influencers on lawmakers because of their money and influence.
What are special interest groups?
This is the strategy often used when labor unions have problems/disagreements with management
What is arbitration?
When drafting a bill, the writer must ask: (You must get 3 of these)
§Is the law written in clear language?
§Is the law understandable?
§Is there a starting date?
§Does the law contradict any other laws?
§Is the law enforceable? If so by whom?
§Are there penalties for breaking the law clear and responsible?