Korematsu v. United States (1944)

How much power should a president have in wartime?

Your position before reading any text – mark an “X” along the continuum and write your reasoning below the continuum

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Unlimited power to
protect the nation
      No power to
protect the nation
         
Your position after reading the texts – mark an “X” along the continuum and write your reasoning below the continuum (note why you changed your mind, if you did)

image
Unlimited power to
protect the nation
      No power to
protect the nation

 

 

 

 

 

Your position after the scored discussion – mark an “X” along the continuum
and write your reasoning below the continuum
(note why you changed your mind, if you did)

image
Unlimited power to
protect the nation
      No power to
protect the nation
         

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Diagram of How the Case Moved Through the Court System
Key Excerpts from the Majority Opinion
Key Excerpts from the Dissenting Opinion
Full Text of the Majority Opinion

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Activities
    The Case

Classifying Arguments

Primary Documents: Executive Order 9066

A Question of Loyalty
Presidential Powers in Wartime: Standard level activity
Presidential Powers in Wartime: AP level activity
Cartoon Analysis

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    After the Case

Did the Court Err in Korematsu
Cases in the War Against Terrorism
Fred Korematsu's Obituary


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Additional Resources
Densho: the Japanese American Legacy
Exploring the Japanese American Internment
Virtual Museum of San Francisco: Internment of the Japanese

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