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America From Scratch

Should we have mandatory military service?

What if we made "America From Scratch" today rather than 250 years ago? Would 12-year-olds be allowed to vote? What if there were no states? Host Toussaint Morrison joins the PBS Digital Studios family to ask these big questions and celebrate the incredible opportunities represented by our ongoing American experiment. Produced by Rewire as part of the Twin Cities PBS "In It Together" initiative.

Should we have mandatory military service?

Season 1 Episode 8 | 8m 14s | CC

More than 60 other countries require their adult citizens to serve in the military. If the U.S. were to start over today, would we make it a requirement?

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