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QuizMultiple Choice

Modernism and Interventionism: World War II — Test

Question 17 • US History and the Constitution

Fred Korematsu argued that internment was unconstitutional mainly because internees

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

Explanation

Korematsu challenged the government’s wartime exclusion and internment of Japanese Americans as a violation of their constitutional rights. His central argument was that they were deprived of due process—being punished and confined without individualized hearings or proof of wrongdoing. Therefore, the correct choice is “did not receive due process.”

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