Calculations Based on the Voting-Age Population Usually Rely on Census

question 16

Multiple Choice

Calculations based on the voting-age population usually rely on census data because census data is

• A) ​an accurate estimate of the number of people in a population.
• B) a reliable measure of the population ineligible to vote.​
• C) ​a clear computation of the number who have voted in the past.
• D) ​a solid gauge of the portion of the population born in this country.

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