The selective service was designed to

create more rigorous requirements for men enlisting in the military

raise money for the war effort through the sale of war bonds

institute a draft to increase the number of men in the military

choose women to work in war related businesses

institute a draft to increase the number of men in the military

zoom in on the bill of rights. the other side was just as divided: some antifederalists opposed the constitution only because it lacked a bill of rights, and others opposed it on other grounds and merely used the bill of rights as an excuse to campaign against it.