What did the selective service act accomplish?

It gave the president the power to draft soldiers.

Explanation:

The Selective Service Act was a legislation passed six weeks after the United States entered the First World War, on May 18, 1917. This legislation gave the president the power to draft soldiers to fight on the Western Front with the Allies. Before this Act, the United States only had a small army of 100,000 volunteers. The Selective Service Act led to military conscription.

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.

calvin taught his followers that human beings needed to follow strict rules to overcome their nature and do good. second choice