1. How often does the United States gather information?
about you and your family?______________________
2. What is one way the government uses this information? ____________________________________________
3. Give an example of what the government would do:__________________________________________
4. Why is it important to get an accurate count of the people in each state? _____________________________________________
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5. OPEN ENDED QUESTION
What is the effect of this information on the election of members of the House of Representatives?
(HINT: For example, Wyoming has the smallest population, so it has one Representative. California has a large population, therefore, they have 53 Representatives.)
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