Tommy Neal

Lawmaking and the Legislative Process

Committees, Connections, and Compromises

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This highly readable resource is designed for those who want to gain a basic understanding of how bills are enacted into laws through the state legislative process. Written in an engaging narrative style, Lawmaking and the Legislative Process takes readers through a series of fictitious bills, reviewing each critical step.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greenwood
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juli 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 332g
• ISBN-13: 9780897749442
• ISBN-10: 0897749448
• Artikelnr.: 22139618

Autorenporträt

Tommy Neal

Inhaltsangabe

Preface vii PART I A Case Study 1 CHAPTER 1: Megan and Friends 3 PART II
Getting Started 9 CHAPTER 2: Making Connections 11 CHAPTER 3: The Role of
Staff 23 CHAPTER 4: The Role of Lobbyists 28 CHAPTER 5: The Beginning of a
Bill: From Idea to the Hopper 32 PART III The Legislative Process 51
CHAPTER 6: Committees 53 CHAPTER 7: On the Floor 87 CHAPTER 8: Conference
Committees 104 CHAPTER 9: Governor's Choice 115 PART IV Other Lawmakers 119
CHAPTER 10: Congress 121 CHAPTER 11: Local Government 133 CHAPTER 12:
Citizens 142 PART V Appendices 159 APPENDIX 1: Vetes and Veto Override 161
APPENDIX 2: Names of State Legislative Bodies 165 APPENDIX 3: State
Legislators: Number and Terms 167 APPENDIX 4: Election Qualifications for
State Legislators 169 APPENDIX 5: Sources of Information about Your State
Legislature 172 APPENDIX 6: Average Size of Legislative Districts 175
APPENDIX 7: Tips for Testifying before a Legislative Committee 176
Materials Available from State Legislatures 179 Glossary of Legislative
Language 181 Bibliography 191 Index 195