Advocacy

Chapter 03
 Identify authorities,
agencies, or levels of Describe problems Describe the
government and issues that may importance of
responsible for prompt citizens to citizens in making
addressing various seek change. laws.
problems.
The Art of Advocacy – Learning Outcomes
The Art of Advocacy – Assignment

Devise an advocacy plan

to change a public policy.
The plan
should
Use the
identify the Identify allies Prioritize
Internet to Model media
issue and set and advocacy
conduct strategies
a goal for opponents. strategies.
research
implementing
it.
The Art of Advocacy – Vocab

Advocacy
 Describe the
Evaluate the Describe ways
various methods
Explain the impact of the lawmaking
that lobbyists
three “golden lobbying and process can be
use as they
rules” for campaign influenced by
attempt to
advocacy. contributions on lobbyists and
influence
democracy. constituents.
legislation.
Lobbying – Learning Outcomes
Lobbying - Assignment

Write or e-mail an effective

letter to a public official.

Business
letter format
Lobbying – Vocab

Lobbying
 Explain the changes
in voting
Identify and describe
qualifications and
Evaluate the three methods by
limitations since
importance of voting Describe the basic which one can vote
1870, focusing on the
and voter turnout in qualifications needed directly on proposed
Fifteenth, Nineteenth,
maintaining our to vote. legislation or to
Twenty-fourth, and
system of democracy. remove an elected
Twenty-sixth
official.
Amendments to the
US Constitution.
Voting – Learning Outcomes
Voting - Assignment

Develop hypotheses
to explain low voter
turnout.
Voting– Vocab

Initiative Referendum Recall

 Describe the
connection between Assess the common
Evaluate recent
campaign concerns critics raise
proposals to improve
contributions and free about the current
the campaign finance
speech protections campaign finance
system.
guaranteed by the system.
First Amendment.
Outcomes
Campaign Finance Reform – Learning