Korematsu v United States

How many people were forced into interment camps?

• 120 thousand

• 20 thousand

• too many to count

• too little to count

How did the U.S. government initially respond to concerns about the loyalty of Japanese-Americans?

• By offering citizenship to all Japanese immigrants

• By conducting loyalty tests

• By ignoring the concerns

• By deporting all Japanese immigrants

What did the federal judge do in 1983 regarding Korematsu's conviction?

• Upheld it

• Vacated it

• Ignored it

• Supported it

What was the fear of the United States from Japanese citizens during WW2?

In your own words explain Executive Order 9066.

This case determined that the internment of Japanese-Americans was lawful during World War II.

• Mapp v. Ohio

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• United States v. Nixon

• Korematsu v. United States

What was the main legal issue in Korematsu v. United States?

• A) The legality of Japanese internment camps

• B) The right to free speech

• C) The right to bear arms

• D) The legality of segregation

Which year was the Korematsu v. United States decision made by the Supreme Court?

• A) 1941

• B) 1944

• C) 1945

• D) 1950

Who was Fred Korematsu?

• A) A U.S. President

• B) A Japanese-American who resisted internment

• C) A Supreme Court Justice

• D) A military general

What was the outcome of Korematsu v. United States?

• A) The internment was ruled unconstitutional

• B) The internment was upheld as constitutional

• C) The case was dismissed

• D) The internment was ended immediately