Fact Sheet
- A fact sheet should look organized and impressive. You want people to read it so the information should be organized in a "user-friendly" and easily understandable format. Avoid large blocks of text.
- Put the name of the bill author, the committee, the bill title, the name of the congress, and "Fact Sheet" at the top of your fact sheet.
- The fact sheet should be divided into a few sections, and there should be a clear heading for each section. Each of these sections should contain at least two facts.
- If you wish to make the headings in the form of questions, make sure all of your headings are in the form of questions- be consistent!!!
- The individual facts should be bulleted, and each one should be no more than two lines (at most three lines).
The Goal of the Fact Sheet!
- The goal of the fact sheet is to provide arguments in favor of your bill. The bill can only say what you wish to do; the fact sheet tells us why you wish to do it.
- The information should cause the reader to come to the conclusion that your bill is absolutely necessary.
-State the problem your bill solves, why the problem must be solved, and what may happen if the problem is not solved.
- Numbers and statistics should be used frequently! Also, all information should be stated in a brief and concise manner.
-Make sure that the information you cite is RECENT!
- You are NOT making conclusions or providing analysis regarding them. The information should cause the reader to come to the conclusion that your bill is absolutely necessary.
- Remember! Your fact sheet essentially sells your bill!
References/Sources
- It is important that you cite your sources! Make sure to use multiple credible sources such as magazines and newspapers. Not random websites; internet sites are fine as long as they are from widely recognized and accepted sites.
- If an entire section comes from one source, then you can put one footnote on the heading for that section. If each fact came from a different source, cite each accordingly (with footnotes).
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