What is the U.S. Census? Explain its purpose, how often it is conducted, and how data collected from the census are made available.

What will be an ideal response?

The U.S. Census of Population and Housing aims to survey one adult in every household in the United States. The basic complete-count census contains questions about household composition as well as ethnicity and income; census data are reported for geographic units, including states, metropolitan areas, counties, census tracts, and even blocks; the U. S. Census is given out every 10 years; American FactFinder, an interactive data retrieval system, is the primary means for distributing results from the 2010 Census.

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All of the following are true of lobbyists EXCEPT that they

A. may help draft legislation for public officials. B. may be members of some of Washington, DC's law firms that specialize in providing services to government officials. C. fabricate the truth when providing information to public officials. D. meet with public officials to inform them of the interests of their clients. E. may testify before congressional committees.

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Thinking of the Japanese case, what are some of the consequences of the little executive oversight in terms of the bureaucracy?

What will be an ideal response?

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