Korematsu v United States

Who is the plaintiff?

• Fred Korematsu

• United States

• Mary Beth Tinker

• Carol Baskin

Who is the defendant?

• Fred Korematsu

• United States

• Mary Beth Tinker

• Carol Baskin

In response to the attack on Pearl Harbor and growing distrust of Asian Americans, what did President FDR do?

• Required a "loyalty test" for all Americans

• Sent spies to Germany to find Hitler

• Kicked all Japanese Americans out of the United States

• Issued an Executive Order forcing Japanese Americans into internment camps

True or False: Fred Korematsu planned to disobey the executive order and refused to relocate.

• True

• False

What was the precedent referenced for this case?

• Tinker v Des Moines

• Hirabayashi v United States

• Brown v Board

• Texas v Johnson

What did the Supreme Court decide?

• Because the United States was at war, racial discrimination is constitutional

• Racial discrimination is unconstitutional

• The president should be impeached

• Korematsu was right to deny the executive order

Do you think that it is constitutional for the government to limit citizens rights during wartime?

• Yes

• No

In 1988, what did President Ronald Reagan do? (check all that apply)

• Publicly apologized to the Japanese Americans who were sent to internment camps

• Issued restitution money to all families who were sent to the internment camps

• Prevented a Japanese American from running for office

• Gave credit to the men who fought on the side of the United States during WWII while their families were being sent to internment camps