Is it required to drive for one year with your permit before you get your liscence even when you are 16?

I don’t believe so, but it might depend on what state you are in

In Denver Colorado :) It’s ok, not like your asking for an adress lol. I didn’t even know it depended on where you lived.

From Colorado’s DMV site:

Minors under age 18 must hold an instruction permit for at least twelve months and be 16 years old before they are eligible to take a driving test. Minors are given credit for any time they held a permit in this or any other state if they show the permit documentation.

Any minor issued a driver’s education permit (the permit for minors 15 years up to 15/6 months) on or after 04/23/2007, must complete behind-the-wheel training prior to applying for their driver’s license. They may complete either 6 hours of behind-the-wheel training with a driving instructor from an approved school or 12 hours of behind-the-wheel training with their parent, guardian or alternate permit supervisor if there is no approved school offering at least 20 hours of behind-the-wheel training per week located within 30 miles of the permit holder’s residence.

Minors under 18 must also submit a written log showing at least 50 hours of drive time experience at the time they apply for their Driver’s License. Ten of those 50 hours must have been driven at night. For complete information about the Log Sheet and restrictions for drivers under 17 years of age, see the “Driver Time Log Sheet” (DR 2324).