From inspiration to legislation : how an idea becomes a bill /
Amy E. Black.
- Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006.
- xvii, 147 p. ; 23 cm.
- Real politics in America .
Includes index.
Introduction : so you want to pass a bill? -- Reinventing the wheel : conducting background research -- Education and alliances : working with organized interests and caucuses -- Power to the people : learning from the grassroots with Christopher Upham -- The search for solutions : transferring ideas into policy -- Winning friends to influence people : co-sponsors and coalitions -- Lights, camera, action! developing media strategy -- Finding a way to the floor : a bill becomes two laws -- Conclusion : from inspiration to legislation.