Discussion of Census Forms and Questions

On the U.S. Census I decided to answer number 1:

1.) Why do you think "Indians not taxed" were an exception in the instructions on enumeration?

Answer: I believe that the way they wanted to embrace the Indians was to only be able to count them as humans and part of the population was if the Indians were being part of the white society. If the Indians go into the white world, be part of the white culture then that is the only way the Indians would be included into the population census.

4.) What is your overall sense about the likelihood of achieving accuracy on these forms for counting and gathering data about the population?

Answer: I believe that while these forms and ways for gathering data are nice and have many attributes for why we do them, I believe that they have just as many faults. Persons would be happy to lie about their status because of fear of being caught by immigration. I also think that the idea behind why we do a Census every ten years is a really good thing. It allows a city to understand how and why it is growing as well as what makes the population grow. Could it be the environment, families want more pace and more of a quiet life? These kinds of questions can always give a society more information on a culture and what cultures do. I just think there need to be better questions asked on the Census for those same persons in fear of answering honestly.