Count Me In!

What is a census?

• a nationwide count of all the schools

• a nationwide count of children

• a nationwide count of all the people living in the country

The 2020 U.S. Census started in the month of ...

• December

• January

• February

• March

How many ways can a person complete the census?

• mail

• phone

• Instagram

• internet

How many seats in the House of Representatives does New Jersey have?

• 53

• 27

• 8

• 12

What year did the first census take place?

• 2020

• 1900

• 1870

• 1790

What federal document requires the United States to conduct a census every decade?

• The Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

In the U.S., about how much money is spent each year in repairing roads, building schools, and maintaining hospitals?

• $675

• $675 million

• $675 billion

• $675 trillion

The 2010 Census indicated that 307 million people were living in the United States. What do you think will happen to that number in 2020?

• It will increase

• It will decrease

• It will stay the same

• I honestly have no idea

The U.S. Census questionnaires will ask people...

• what their favorite TV show is

• how old are the people in the house

• what their favorite ice cream flavor is

• how many people live in the house

The first people counted in the 2020 Census were from what state?

• New Jersey

• New York

• Hawaii

• Alaska