Consultant letter

You are a consultant (an expert hired to work on a specific project or task) working for a non-profit organization
that advocates for state and federal policies. This non-profit organization can work on any topic of interest to
you. As the consultant, the organization asks you to draft either a federal or state policy to improve or create a
law on this topic and create an advocacy plan.
In a 3-page, double-spaced letter to the Executive Director of this organization:
ï Briefly summarize the policy you will create, including whether it is a federal or state policy.
ï Be sure that this policy does not violate any Constitutional civil rights, civil liberties, separation of powers, or
federalism protections in the US. and explain to the Executive Director why your policy does not violate these
principles of American government.
ï Create and share a plan for the organization to lobby for this policy using direct action methods.
ï Create and share a plan for community activists to organize support (which can include civil disobedience) for
the policy.
ï Identify at least one politician who you think will be willing to sponsor a bill to introduce the policy and explain
why this politician would likely be willing to sponsor the bill. (Keep in mind the fundamentals of federalism and
political parties.)
ï Include the information from at least one peer-reviewed journal article (see Module 10 for demonstration
videos) in your letter.