Pamphlet, "Let's Talk Census", 1960
date: label: date made
content: 1960
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 booklet was part of the kit given to census enumerators in 1960.
topic: label: classified
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.235937.01h
label: accession number
content: 235937
label: catalog number
content: 235937.01h
objectType: label: Object Name
content: booklet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brown, white (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9 1/4 in x 6 in; 23.495 cm x 15.24 cm