I chose Selective Service Bill and Draft for many reasons. One was because in these times many Americans felt their rights were being taken away because all men between the ages of twenty-one and forty-five had to register for the military. I see it as a vindication of rights because those who didn't want to go were put in jail or paid a large fine to bail their time in jail. That's why I believe the draft and Selective Service interfered with the rights and responsibilities of Americans. Making it a major historical event where the government violated the rights of all Americans who participated in these drafts and acts of Selective Service. The first Selective Service Act was passed in 1917 by President Woodrow Wilson and the United States Congress. This act was called conscription, which meant that all men between the ages of twenty-one and thirty had to register with the US Army. President Wilson declared that anyone who failed to comply with registration standards would be charged with misdemeanors and put in prison for no more than a year. One famous person who refused to participate in the draft was professional boxer Muhammad Ali. When he refused to leave he had to pay a fine of ten thousand dollars and five years in prison. Some people from the draft couldn't physically make it through the army side but were sent anyway. Thousands of untrained soldiers were sent to war due to the lack of troops the United States had in the war zone. Many people were concerned about the conscription because they feared it would actually cause civil unrest. The reason the civil unrest was concerning was because some people felt that the government was taking away the rights of Americans by forcing them to be part of the draft of 1917. The draft cards were simply half paper. ....like when many of the men never really wanted to go but had to because they were chosen. Therefore the government somehow forced all these men into war and took away their freedom by forcing them to put their lives at risk instead of allowing them to pursue the American dream. Making it almost a given that these laws and selective service drafts actually interfered with the freedoms of many Americans. This is how the United States government took away the rights of thousands of Americans who did not want to serve in the military and had no choice or opportunity to pursue the American dream or live free because they were forced to leave their homes and be stationed wherever they were . we needed to help in the war because our military numbers were very low and we feared losing the war due to our small numbers in combat by implementing selective services and drafts.