Name
Korematsu v. United States (1944)
Elements of the Case
Directions: Fill in the appropriate information for each of the follow-
ing elements of this case.
1. State the issue before the Supreme Court in this case.
Yes
Are Executive Order #9066 and the act of Congress enforcing
it constitutional uses of the war powers of the President and Congress!
2. What facts of the case were presented to the Court?
Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, US entered
the war against the Axis Power. American
leaders
and
Ordinary citizens increasingly fearfulabout
seacurity,
on the west Cost of the U.S. President Franklin
D. issue Executive Order
#9066
Executive order: to first imposed curfew on "all persons of
daprinese
American
Japanese sent to Japanese cer
3. What was the decision of the Court? What was the rationale behind it?
al
4. What was the effect of the decision?
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