During World War II, the federal government removed over 120,000 men, women, and
children of Japanese descent (both foreign-born “issei” and native-born “nisei”) from the
West Coast and interned in camps. President Roosevelt authorized the internments with
his Executive Order No. 9066, issued on February 19, 1942. For this week’s assignment
you will be looking at FDR’s Executive Order No. 9066 (1942).
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Read through this document and answer the questions below. You should answer the
questions completely and concisely.
Questions:
1. The Supreme Court has made positive and negative steps during its
existence. Where does the Korematsu case fall in your eyes and what are
two other cases you might take issue with?
2. Had any exclusions existed previously in the United States (meaning
something that kept a group of people out of the country)? What were they,
who did they apply to and when (hint, look to the 1880s)?
3. What are the Constitutional issues with this case (specifically in respect to
circumventing constitutional rights), and what occurred in the Korematsu vs.
United States supreme court case of 1944? Most importantly, how did the
case END?
Sufficient =300 words, substantive and addresses the prompt
