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Choosing Your Topic
Choosing Your Topic | Developing Your Idea | What Does A Good Bill Look Like? | Writing Your Bill | Bill Format | Bill Requirements | Banned Topics | Sample Bill | Next Steps
The best thing to do is to ask everyone you know for ideas!
Consider any condition, which exists in your school, town, or State, which makes it difficult for people to get the most out of their education, recreation, health, or employment. Solve a problem!
- Ask yourself – “What do I consider to be the burning issue in NJ?”
- One of the simplest and most accessible sources of current information is the
newspaper. Whether it is a home-town weekly or the New York Times, a newspaper
can give you a good idea of what people are talking about, what they want or do not want, like or do not like.
- Select an issue in which you believe. It is almost impossible to convince others to
give your idea priority unless you believe in it!
- Issues which readily capture the imagination or the emotions of others have a good
chance of passing.
- Get started on developing your Bill early so that you have plenty of time to research
thoroughly.
- The following is a list of possible ideas for legislation. Do not simply select one of
the topics in the list. Use the list to stimulate your thinking to select your own topic.
- Education – school funding; tenure; teachers; special needs
- Environment – pollution; recycling; waste; fuel
- Human Services – welfare; child abuse; gay rights
- Government – taxes; term limits; elections
- Law – police; juveniles; prisons; gun control
- Health – abortion, AIDS; HMOs; substance abuse
- Economics – labor unions; wages; tourism; incentives
- Transportation – motor vehicles; speed limits; trains, busses; tolls
- NOTE: Be sure to check the list of Banned Topics before you begin.
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