It is not contained in the US Constitution. It is a Public Law passed in 1917.
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Congress has the power to raise and support armies under Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution. This includes the authority to enact laws requiring citizens to serve in the military through mechanisms like the draft in times of national emergency.
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Article I section eight of the Constitution grants power to congress to raise and support armies. This includes the power to impose a draft to compel military service under the Selective Draft Law.
Lincoln and congress first orchestrated the nation's first military draft during the US Civil War (1861-1865). Vietnam (1861-1975) was the last military draft orchestrated by Nixon and congress.
It depends on which war you're referring to, but the Congress has the authority to instate the "draft", where people are forced to join the military. The draft was last used in Vietnam.
The Second Continental Congress's main purpose was to draft the Declaration of Independence. The Constitution was not drafted for 11 more years.
The Power to have a military draft
On September 17, 1787, the final draft of the Constitution was signed by congress. The new constitution was then sent to the states for ratification, and became effective on June 21, 1788.
The weak Confederate constitution
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US Citizens facing the military draft.
It had an unfair impact on poorer citizens.
some citizens are required to register for it some people are obligated to register for it, but there is no military draft right now it is a system that will be used if there is a military draft in the future
It had an unfair impact on poorer citizens.