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Census and Reapportionment Review

Census and Reapportionment Review. Call to Order. Mr. Lummel’s second period class is much bigger than Ms. Zeins’ second period class. Should his class get more supplies than Ms. Zeins’ class? Why or why not?. Why do we take a census?. It measures the population in our country.

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Census and Reapportionment Review

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  1. Census and Reapportionment Review Call to Order Mr. Lummel’s second period class is much bigger than Ms. Zeins’ second period class. Should his class get more supplies than Ms. Zeins’ class? Why or why not?

  2. Why do we take a census? • It measures the population in our country. • We need to know how many people live here so that our government can serve them. Total Population of Area: 27 people 5 PEOPLE 4 PEOPLE 8 PEOPLE 4 PEOPLE 2 PEOPLE 1 PEOPLE 3 PEOPLE

  3. Why is knowing the population important? ….and down. We need to know what happens when the population goes up…

  4. So what effect does population have? So the government is able to collect MORE tax revenue Let’s see what happens when population goes up… CALIFORNIA POPULATION Population goes UP And because it has more money, it can provide MORE services to the people.

  5. So what effect does population have? So the government is able to collect LESS tax revenue Let’s see what happens when population goes down… Population goes DOWN And because it has LESS money, it can’t provide the services that it used to.

  6. When population goes up Tax revenue increases And the gov’t can spend more $ To Summarize When population goes down Tax revenue decreases And services decrease

  7. Quick check for understanding: Why is the primary reason the census taken every ten years? • To measure the amount of water needed in a town • To account for changing populations • To figure out how many illegal immigrants are living in a town • To register people to vote

  8. Quick check for understanding: Why is the primary reason the census taken every ten years? • To measure the amount of water needed in a town • To account for changing populations • To figure out how many illegal immigrants are living in a town • To register people to vote

  9. Quick check for understanding: What will most likely happen if the population of an area increases? • The number of schools will decrease • The percentage of government spending that goes toward welfare programs will increase • The government will be able to raise more tax revenue • The government will no longer be able to provide street cleaning services

  10. Quick check for understanding: What will most likely happen if the population of an area increases? • The number of schools will decrease • The percentage of government spending that goes toward welfare programs will increase • The government will be able to raise more tax revenue • The government will no longer be able to provide street cleaning services

  11. And don’t worry, these are EASY! Just follow these steps… This is all well and good, but… The majority of the HSA questions on this subject will ask questions about maps and graphs!

  12. STEPS: Locate the legend and figure out what it means. Figure out where population is going up or down. Figure out what that means for taxation and services. If population goes up, tax revenue and government services go up. If population goes down, tax revenue and government services decrease.

  13. If population goes up, tax revenue and government services go up. If population goes down, tax revenue and government services decrease. STEPS: Locate the counties and increased the most. Figure out what that means for tax revenue and government services. Do the same thing for the counties that decreased the most.

  14. Now, let’s practice this skill. Complete the worksheet with a partner. You have 15 minutes, and then we will go over it.

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