Internment and the Constitution — Quiz

Question 1

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

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Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor

Question 2

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

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certain groups could be excluded from this protection.

Question 3

During World War II, the US government sent people of Japanese ancestry to internment camps based on

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whether they lived in an exclusion zone.

Question 4

Who issued Executive Order 9066?

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Franklin Roosevelt

Question 5

During World War II, how did the policy of internment affect people of Japanese descent in the United States?

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They were forced to relocate to assembly centers.

Question 6

Internment camps were also known as

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relocation centers.

Question 7

Which best describes what World War II internees faced when they returned home?

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property damage and discrimination

Question 8

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

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to protect national security

Question 9

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

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could be waived in a time of emergency such as war.

Question 10

Who was Fred Korematsu?

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an American citizen who lived in California

Internment and the Constitution — Quiz Answers