An individual mandate is a requirement by law for certain persons to purchase or otherwise obtain a good or service. == United States == === Militia act === The Militia Acts of 1792, based on the Constitution's militia clause (in addition to its affirmative authorization to raise an army and a navy), would have required every "free able-bodied white male citizen" between the ages of 18 and 45, with a few occupational exceptions, to "provide himself" a weapon and ammunition.
An individual mandate is a requirement by law for certain persons to purchase or otherwise obtain a good or service. == United States == === Militia act === The Militia Acts of 1792, based on the Constitution's militia clause (in addition to its affirmative authorization to raise an army and a navy), would have required every "free able-bodied white male citizen" between the ages of 18 and 45, with a few occupational exceptions, to "provide himself" a weapon and ammunition.
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