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The Government can pass a law that enforces men (and in some cases, women) to be conscripted into the armed forces. This is only done in time of need, when the country has to be put on a war footing.

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The Selective Service Act enabled the first draft in America.

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Q: What act allowed the federal government to draft men during World War 1?
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