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Praxis II Government and Political Science

Category - Constitution & Rights

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The Supreme Court decision Korematsu v. United States (1944) upheld the constitutionality of which controversial US action?
  1. Internment camps during World War II
  2. The bombing of Hiroshima
  3. Restrictions on immigration from Asian countries
  4. Not allowing the Soviet Union to compete in the Los Angeles Olympics.
  5. Upholding California’s decision to ban business ownership by first-generation immigrants.
Explanation
Answer: A - The Supreme Court upheld the decision to hold those of Japanese descent in internment camps after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. To many this seemed like a discriminatory policy since the government didn’t also place those of German descent in similar camps. The US government has since apologized for the internment and has provided some compensation for the prisoners and their descendants.
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