Question

Quotas for the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia, or subdivisions thereof, shall be determined in proportion to the population thereof, and credit shall be given to any State, Territory, District, or subdivision thereof, for the number of men who were in the military service of the United States as members of the National Guard on April first, nineteen hundred and seventeen, or who have since said date entered the military service of the United States from any such State, Territory, District, or subdivision, either as members of the Regular Army or the National Guard.

–Selective Service Act of 1917

What plan is in place to make sure all states are fairly impacted by this legislation?

quotas based on populations
quotas based on territory size
quotas based on money raised
quotas based on military membership

Answer 1

The plan in place to ensure all states are fairly impacted by the Selective Service Act of 1917 is **quotas based on populations**. The act specifies that quotas for the various States, Territories, and the District of Columbia are determined in proportion to their populations.