How did US leaders think people would respond to a military draft during World War I?

They thought people would be strongly opposed to a draft

Explanation:

This oppositin was created maily because of the fact that , during the civil war, the wealthier men could pay their way out of getting drafted . This was seen as anti-patriotic and unfair to lowerclass men who were forced to fight . Thefore , the government believed it would cause a lot of backlash, but the draft during ww1 was more fair   .

the war powers resolution (also known as the war powers resolution of 1973 or the war powers act) (50 u.s.c. 1541–1548) is a federal law intended to check the president's power to commit the united states to an armed conflict without the consent of the u.s. congress.

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