HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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It said whites and blacks could have separate, but equal facilities
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It said that all Immigrants needed to have a green card.
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It said that all citizens had to ration their food during war time.
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It said it’s ok to suspend civil liberties during war time.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In December 1944, the Supreme Court handed down one of its most controversial decisions, which upheld the constitutionality of internment camps during World War II.
Detailed explanation-2: -A Japanese-American man living in San Leandro, Fred Korematsu, chose to stay at his residence rather than obey the order to relocate. Korematsu was arrested and convicted of violating the order. He responded by arguing that Executive Order 9066 violated the Fifth Amendment.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why did the Supreme Court ruling in Korematsu v. United States (1944) anger supporters of civil liberties? It made the internment of certain American citizens legitimate.
Detailed explanation-4: -A landmark US Supreme Court case concerning the constitutionality of Executive Order 9066, which ordered Japanese Americans into internment camps during World War II regardless of citizenship.