Census
A formal count of a population is a census.
The answer to the riddle "What do you call a government count of prisoners" is a "census." A census is an official enumeration or counting of a population, typically including various demographic information. In this context, the term is used humorously to refer to a count of prisoners under government supervision.
The government must conduct a nationwide Census of citizens every ten years in The United States according to The US Constitution. The US Census, in part, helps determine the mapping for political districts and the use of Federal government monies.
The name for a government that exerts restricted power over the population is a limited government.
every 10 years
Native Americans
Census is:a count of the population and a property evaluation in early Romea usually complete enumeration of a population; specifically: a periodic governmental enumeration of population
The South wanted slaves to count towards the population for political representation purposes. Including slaves in the population count would have increased the South's representation in the House of Representatives and therefore its political power within the government.
Slaves were only counted as 3/4 of a person.
The Three-Fifths Compromise outlined the process for states to count slaves as part of the population in order to determine representation and taxation for the federal government.
We would use the word "totalitarian" to describe a country in which the government has complete control of everything.
A formal count of a population is a census.
The answer to the riddle "What do you call a government count of prisoners" is a "census." A census is an official enumeration or counting of a population, typically including various demographic information. In this context, the term is used humorously to refer to a count of prisoners under government supervision.
The census is taken by the federal government every ten years to count the population and gather demographic information.
Totalitarian government
2006 population count is 124,512
The government must conduct a nationwide Census of citizens every ten years in The United States according to The US Constitution. The US Census, in part, helps determine the mapping for political districts and the use of Federal government monies.