Legislative glossary
Coalition Strength (CS)
Also known as: CS · unity
Definition
How organized and committed your allies are. Drives grassroots pressure, witness lineups, and hometown phone banks. Lost when promises break.
Why it matters
Bills don't pass on merit; they pass on organization. Coalition strength measures whether allies show up: witnesses at hearings, calls to members' offices, presence in districts. Coalitions are built slowly across interest groups that barely tolerate one another, and one broken promise can unravel months of trust faster than any opponent could.
In the game
Coalition Strength powers The Bill to Law Game's grassroots plays: strong, it delivers testimony and pressure when you need them; betrayed, it walks, taking votes with it.
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