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Selective Service System
Military draft registration for citizens.
Selective Training and Service Act of 1940
The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, also known as the Burke–Wadsworth Act, ,232–124 in the House, with 186 Democrats and 46 Republicans in favor, 32 Democrats, 88 Republicans, and 4 others against.
Selective Service Act of 1917
The Selective Service Act of 1917 or Selective Draft Act authorized the United States federal government to raise a national army for service in World War I through conscription.
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