State Civics
A body of government made up of two chambers.
What is a bicameral legislature?
This is presented by the executive branch 30 days after the start of the year or 60 days the first year of a new administration.
What is the Governor's Budget?
The three legs of this model are: Legislative/Administrative, Media, and Grassroots/Grasstops
What is the foundational elements of advocacy/lobbying?
Good advocacy appeals to both the brain and this other human organ.
What is the heart
The job of this branch is to interpret laws.
What is the judicial branch?
The leader of the House of Representatives
Who is the Speaker of House? or Who is Matt Hall?
This committee is where the budget is housed.
What is appropriations?
Legislation, Budget and Ballot
What are the three routes to change state policy?
Every advocacy story should end with this
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What is a call to action?
This is where most bills go to die.
What is a committee?
The leader of the executive branch.
Who is the governor?
The federal government can have a deficit, but the state constitution requires this.
What is a balanced budget?
This is the specific ask to support or oppose a bill.
What is lobbying?
Your message (not your goal) should change based on this.
What is your audiance/target?
A goal that is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-bound.
What is a SMART goal?
This person assigns senators to committees in the State Senate.
Who is the State Senate Majority Leader. Or Who is Winnie Brinks?
This happens twice a year--usually in January and May--and gives the legislature a picture of the budget.
What is the CREC- Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference?
The most important piece of advocacy is building this with your legislator?
What is a relationship?
This type of message helps connect the dots about how messages impact real people's lives.
What is storytelling?
This requires a 2/3 majority vote in both the house and senate.
What is a veto override?
The time frame from the end of election season until the new year.
What is lame duck?
The governor has this power to remove specific items in the budget.
What is a line item veto?
This person is an expert, but often under values themselves.
Who am I?
What are technical details/jargon/acronyms?
A visual tool that identifies who has power and how they are influenced.
What is a power map?