State Civics
A body of government made up of two chambers.
What is a bicameral legislature?
This itemized vision 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.
What are the three legs of advocacy?
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 Jason Wentworth?
This committee is where the the budget is housed.
What is appropriations?
This type of advocacy involves telling the community and/or legislature about an issue.
What is education?
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 go into debt, but the state constitution requires this.
What is a balanced budget?
The specific ask to support or oppose a bill.
What is lobbying?
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 Mike Shirkey?
This happens twice a year--usually in January and May--and gives the legislature a picture of the budget.
What is CREC (Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference)?
The most important piece of advocacy is building this with your legislator?
What is a relationship?
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 their own knowledge and power.
Who am I? or Who are the people?
Very specific actions you will take to achieve your strategy.
What are tactics?