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QuizMultiple Choice

Internment and the Constitution

Question 1 • EAP-Virginia and US History B CR

Fred Korematsu argued that internment was unconstitutional mainly because internees

Answer
A
did not receive due process.
B
did not pose a threat to the US.
C
were citizens who paid taxes.
D
made the country safer.

Explanation

Korematsu challenged his conviction for refusing to obey the military exclusion order that removed Japanese Americans from the West Coast. He argued that the government had deprived him of liberty without due process of law. The correct choice is “did not receive due process.”

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