You may get direct feedback from the reps by rolling the mouse over them - they will tell you what they are thinking. On the Get Feedback tab: This tab will give you direct feedback on whether your plan will pass the state legislature, the governor, and the courts. Roll over the people on this tab to see exactly what they are thinking. A: The three tabs represent three different stages of completing a redistricting map and getting it passed into law both in the game and in real life.
The "Draw the Map" tab is where you make changes to the map. The "Submit for Approval" tab is how you see whether your map is approved and your mission completed. A: Click and drag on the blocks of a district. Hold the mouse button down until you are done drawing.
When you release the mouse button, the game will recalculate the population for each district. Note: Each block on the map represents one census block. A: The houses show where each representative lives. You may notice that the representatives get angry when you redraw the map so that they no longer live in their own district. This is because, in real life, a candidate must live within the boundaries of the district he or she wants to represent.
A: The red and blue dots represent party and population density. Red dots are Republican voters and blue dots are Democrat voters. You may also see white dots. These represent undecided voters. You may undo one map move by clicking the "Undo" button in the lower right corner of the Draw Map tab. A: The tabs on the bottom of the map are different filters you may apply.
The "Party" filter enables you to see party affiliation and population density via the red and blue dots. The "Terrain" filter shows you the map with only the terrain of the state. A: The box with numbers shows demographic information for each census block. Rolling the mouse over a census block shows you the population and party breakdown of that block.
You may want to use this information as you strategize how to redraw the map. This will capture screen to your clipboard. From there open any image editing program such as Windows Paint or Adobe Photoshop and paste the image.
You may completely remove a district by drawing another district over it. The representative from the removed district will appear on the left side of the screen. A: Only if you have removed a district or are playing Mission 4.
A: Each tab reflects a branch of the state government. For your map to become law, it must pass through all three branches: the State Legislature, the Governor, and the State Courts. You can click on each tab to get feedback on how your map stands with each branch of government. A: The Get Feedback Tab tells you the status of your map and indicates whether your map will pass the Approval Process.
If your map is acceptable to all three branches of government, you should Submit for Approval. If one of the branches is going to prevent your map from being adopted, you may need to go back and redraw the map. Note: On the Hard Missions - if the Get Feedback tab indicates your map will not be approved, you also have the option to spend Political Capital to boost you map's chances of approval.
A: Political Capital appears in the Hard Missions only. Political Capital is a resource you can spend to influence different people to accept your map. To spend Political Capital you roll the mouse over a character and select an amount you would like to spend. A: No. Political Capital is a simplified representation of real world influence. Influence can range from simple persuasion, such as educating people on the merits of a map, to an exchange of political favors.
A: Political Capital is a limited resource and must be spent wisely. Once you spend it, it is gone. Note: You get fresh Political Capital each time you start a mission. LCR was describing their work with community members in Lowell, MA, who were frustrated about not having a voice in the city council.
In those conversations, a few places kept coming up The city announced plans to move it from its traditional downtown location, but without sufficient outreach to communities around the city about possible new sites. Our idea was to create a mapping tool whose fundamental principle is to ask the community what matters. With maps that build COIs around relevant zones and landmarks, paired with community narratives, we can start to see local interests come to life.
Participating in the redistricting process should be approachable for everyone. Districtr is engineered for maximum accessibility. Openness and transparency. The entire project is open source, with permissive licenses. All of the underlying shapefile data is freely available, with the fullest documentation we can provide. Maps not metrics. You can export maps from Districtr in forms that can be read in the other major redistricting software.
By exploring how the system works, as well as how open it is to abuse, The Redistricting Game allows players to experience the realities of one of the most important yet least understood aspects of our political system.
The game provides a basic introduction to the redistricting system, allows players to explore the ways in which abuses can undermine the system, and provides info about reform initiatives - including a playable version of the Tanner Reform bill to demonstrate the ways that the system might be made more consistent with tenets of good governance.
Beyond playing the game, the web site for The Redistricting Game provides a wealth of information about redistricting in every state as well as providing hands-on opportunities for civic engagement and political action.
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