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Internment and the Constitution Answers

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During World War II, the government argued that it should be able to waive the Fourteenth Amendment, claiming

A
this Amendement did not apply during war time.
B
certain groups could be excluded from this protection.
C
the Amendment should be overturned.
D
the President could opt out of any Amendment during war time.
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Internment camps were also known as

A
relocation centers.
B
assembly centers.
C
military prisons.
D
exclusion zones.
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In Korematsu v. US (1944), the Supreme Court ruled that in a time of great “emergency and peril,” the internment of Japanese Americans was

A
unconstitutional
B
unnecessary
C
constitutional
D
significant
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During World War II, the US government sent people of Japanese ancestry to internment camps based on

A
how long they had lived in the US.
B
whether they lived in an exclusion zone.
C
how long they had lived on the East Coast.
D
whether they had ever lived in Japan.
5

In the Supreme Court case Korematsu v. United States, the court decided that the Fourteenth Amendment

A
did not apply to Korematsu because he was Japanese.
B
could be waived in a time of emergency such as war.
C
was null and void until after the end of the war.
D
protected Korematsu from military obligations.
6

Why did the US government think internment camps were necessary during World War II?

A
to protect against discrimination
B
to protect national security
C
to improve relations with Japan
D
to improve relations with Germany
7

What pivotal event led the United States to enter World War II?

A
Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor
B
Japan’s takeover of China
C
Japan’s attack on Midway Island
D
Japan’s takeover of Southeast Asia
8

Who issued Executive Order 9066?

A
Franklin Roosevelt
B
Theodore Roosevelt
C
Congress
D
the Supreme Court
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Who was Fred Korematsu?

A
an American citizen who lived in California
B
a resident alien who lived in California.
C
a Japanese spy who lived in California.
D
an American citizen who lived in Hawaii.
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How did the Navajo serve in World War II?

A
as code talkers in the Pacific
B
as journalists reporting from the front lines
C
as translators of Japanese codes
D
as scouts who checked troop routes

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