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What are the formal functions of the legislator? |
Make laws, Create the political agenda, allocate money to organizations, determine the state policy and priorities in areas of education, welfare and the environment, amending the consitution |
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When does redistricting occur? |
Every 10 years after the census, when the legislator comes back together |
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What happens within redistricting? |
Gerrymandering |
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What is gerrymandering? |
Gerrymandering is a way to redistrict to undercut a certain groups vote |
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What are the different ways to gerrymander? |
Craking, packing, and stackiing |
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What is cracking? |
Cracking is splitting the district down the middle to keep minority low |
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What is packing? |
Packing is putting all the minorities together to keep the anglo vote high |
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What is stacking? |
Diluting the minorities to make more majority votes than the minority |
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What is the constitution function? |
A body empowered to create or amend a constitution |
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What is the judicial function in the legislator? |
Consist of the fact that the house brings charges up against an official and by a majority that is official is now impeached |
