Question

What was one criticism of the Vietnam-era draft system?

It disproportionately affected working class young men and African Americans.
It unfairly prevented college students from pursuing their educations.
It applied only to young U.S. men and not to young U.S. women.
It gave too much control over deferments to federal rather than local officials.

Answer 1

The correct answer is

A.) It disproportionately affected working class young men and African Americans.

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Answer 2

One criticism of the Vietnam-era draft system was that it disproportionately affected working class young men and African Americans. Option A is correct.

On December 1, 1969 the Selective Service System of the United States carried out two lotteries in order to determine the order of call to military service in the Vietnam War for men born from January 1, 1944 to December 31, 1950.

The vast majority of men picked in the draft process belonged to working class families and several of them were extremely poor.