Census Badge, 1900
date: label: associated date
content: 1900
notes: label: Description
content: The U.S. Constitution requires that the federal government take a census every ten years. Citizens are required by law to be counted and to participate in this fundamental aspect of the democratic process. The primary purpose of the census is to allocate seats in the House of Representatives to the states according to their population. This badge was issued to census officials in 1900.
topic: label: used
content: Census
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content: Political History: Political History, General History Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mrs. S. Hazen Shea
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.248406.73
label: catalog number
content: 248406.73
label: accession number
content: 248406
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Badge
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 3/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 4.445 cm x 3.175 cm