The U.S. Census

To participate in the U.S. Census, you must:

• Be an adult

• Be a citizen

• Live in the U.S.

• Have a job

Census workers follow up in person if you:

• Have a large family

• Live in a rural area

• Move around alot

• Don't return a census form

What is proportional representation based on?

• Population

• Wealth

• Land Area

• Racial Diversity

The Founding Fathers used proportional representation to determine the number of:

• States in a country

• Senators per state

• Congressmen per state

• Years between censuses

Unlike the U.S. Census, ancient Rome's census was designed to:

• Give power to the people

• Benefit the ruler

• Reduce taxes

• Disband the army

In what year was the second U.S. Census conducted?

• 1787

• 1790

• 1800

• 1890

Census data might help the government decide to:

• Establish a new national holiday

• Increase funding for space exploration

• Send soldiers to a foreign country

• Build more schools in urban areas

Extrapolation helps census workers:

• Contact hard-to-reach groups

• Fill in missing data

• Encourage greater participation

• Determine the cost of the census

During World War 2, the government used census data to ________ Japanese-Americans.

• find and imprison

• count and recruit

• hide and protect

• arrest and deport

What is true of participating in the U.S. Census and of voting in an election?

• All Americans can do both

• Both occur every year

• Neither can be done online

• Both are civic actions