1. Capital Debates How US Takes Roll.
- Author
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Thurman, James N.
- Subjects
UNITED States census ,STATISTICAL sampling ,UNITED States politics & government, 1993-2001 ,CENSUS ,TWO thousand, A.D. - Abstract
Discusses controversy in the United States over how to conduct the year 2000 census. Question of whether the government should follow the constitutional requirement of a individual count, or use sampling techniques for more accurate results; Republican and Democratic concerns over how the different techniques might affect election results; Problems with obtaining accuracy; Ways in which the census affects political power in the US, including apportionment of seats in Congress.
- Published
- 1998