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The U.S. Constitution mandates a census every ten years primarily to ensure fair representation in Congress. By counting the population, the census helps determine the allocation of seats in the House of Representatives and informs the distribution of federal funds. This process aims to reflect demographic changes and ensure that each community has appropriate political representation. Additionally, the data collected can guide policy decisions and resource allocation at various government levels.
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Why did Herman hollerith the machine to read the card?
To speed up the 1890 census. The 1880 census using traditional hand counting methods had taken 8 years just to get the basic figures required by the constitution related to voting. It was estimated that without assistance of some kind the 1890 census would take much longer than 10 years, making its data useless. Using Hollerith's machines the entire 1890 census was complete in a single year!
What does the Constitution say about the size of the House of Representatives?
Best answer is to read the document, but basically the House shall not exceed 435 voting members (there are nonvoting members such as Guam, Puerto Rico, etc....). Representatives are from districts which are redrawn every 10 years after the Census (which is also mandated by the Constitution). States with greater populations such as California, thus have more representatives. The concept is great but in actuality Gerrymandering (the drawing of districts to favor the incumbent or the party in power) is rampant.
Who is responsible for starting the us census?
The members of the Constitutional Convention are responsible for creating the United States Census. In 1787, the US became the first nation to make a census mandatory. Article I, Section Two of the Constitution mandates that "Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several states. . .according to their respective numbers. . ." In order to do that, a census would have to be taken to count the number of people. The first census took place in 1790. You can read more about the history of the census on Wiki or www.census.gov/history
What is Estonias literacy rate?
Estonia's Literacy RateUsing the definition of literacy as the population 15 years old and older being able to read and write, the literacy rate of Estonia in 2000 was 99.8% (from 2000 census).
Did George Read sign the constitution?
He didn't sign the Constitution.
How much does the census taker get paid?
$22 per hour I read somewhere.
What is mean by literate person according to census 2001?
can read write his/her name
What is the vp job?
read the constitution
Days it takes to read the US Constitution?
The constitution is not a long document. You should be able to read the whole thing in an hour or two.
What is is the Jurisdiction of supreme courts?
read the constitution
At what age can you get a job in California?
from every website ive read it says 14
How many men and women are in South Africa according to the 2011 Census?
According to the South African National Census of 2011, there were 26,581,769 women in the country. There were 25,188,791 men in the country.
