How laws are made and implemented
Understand what bills actually say beyond news headlines. Document analysis skill for any legal text.
Follow legislation from introduction to passage. Process understanding for any multi-step approval system.
Write and call your representatives about specific bills. Professional communication for influencing decisions.
Research how your representatives vote on different issues. Performance evaluation for any leader.
Know how legislatures can override executive vetoes. Power dynamics understanding for any organizational conflict.
Navigate government websites to find bills and voting records. Research skill for accessing public information.
Know the procedures that govern how legislatures operate. Procedural knowledge for any formal organization.
Understand Senate rules, filibusters, and cloture
Know how government budgets are created and approved. Financial planning skill for any organization.
Compose effective letters and emails to elected officials. Professional writing skill for formal communication.
Know when legislatures meet and vote on bills. Time management skill for planning advocacy efforts.
Follow what happens to bills in legislative committees. Process monitoring for any organizational decision-making.
Follow how bills change as they move through the process. Change management skill for any evolving project.
Coordinate group efforts to influence legislation. Campaign planning for any advocacy effort.
Track whether agencies actually carry out laws as intended. Accountability for any project follow-through.
Observe committee hearings and public testimony. Active learning for understanding complex issues.