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Internment and the Constitution

Question 4 • EAP-Virginia and US History B CR

Which two arguments did the Supreme Court use to uphold the constitutionality of Korematsu’s internment?

Answer
A
Due to the war, there was not enough time to hold trials or hearings before sending people to internment camps.
B
The military had a legitimate need to protect against espionage and sabotage.
C
Korematsu had been proven a Japanese spy and a threat to national security.

Explanation

The Court upheld the exclusion order by deferring to the military’s judgment during wartime. It accepted that there was not enough time to hold individual trials or hearings before removal and that the military had a legitimate need to guard against espionage and sabotage. Korematsu was not proven to be a spy, so choice C is not one of the Court’s arguments.

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