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Selective Service System — Agency overview Formed May 18, 1917 September 16, 1940 Headquarters Arlington County, Virginia, United States … Wikipedia
Selective Service Acts, 1940, 1948 — The Selective Training and Service Act introduced on 6 September 1940 was the first ever peacetime draft in the United States. It initially required all males between the ages of 21 and 36 to register. Men were selected by a lottery at the… … Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era
Civilian Public Service — The Civilian Public Service (CPS) provided conscientious objectors in the United States an alternative to military service during World War II. From 1941 to 1947, nearly 12,000 draftees, willing to serve their country in some capacity but… … Wikipedia
DREAM Act — The DREAM Act (acronym for Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors) is an American legislative proposal first introduced in the Senate on August 1, 2001[1] and most recently reintroduced there on May 11, 2011. This bill would provide… … Wikipedia
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 — Stimulus bill redirects here. For other uses, see Stimulus bill (disambiguation). ARRA redirects here. For other uses, see ARRA (disambiguation). American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Full title An act making supplemental appropriations… … Wikipedia
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
Conscription in the United States — Young men registering for conscription during World War I, New York City, June 5, 1917. The Draft redirects here. For other uses, see Draft (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
United States v. O'Brien — This article is about the 1968 First Amendment decision. For the 2010 decision involving federal weapons crimes, see United States v. O Brien (2010). United States v. O Brien Supreme Court of the United St … Wikipedia
Conscription — Conscript redirects here. For other uses, see Conscript (disambiguation). No armed forces … Wikipedia
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
Timeline of United States history (1930–1949) — This section of the Timeline of United States history concerns events from 1930 to 1949.1930s*1931 Empire State Building opens *1931 Japan invades Manchuria *1932 Stimson Doctrine *1932 Norris La Guardia Act *1932 Bonus Army marches on DC *1932… … Wikipedia
