WorksheetsKorematsu v United States
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
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
