The wartime policy that was upheld by the Supreme court was confinement in the internment camp.
In 1944, the US Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment in the case of Korematsu v. the United States. In its ruling, the Supreme Court upheld the forceful removal of Japanese Americans from the pacific coast during the Second World War.
The ruling was considered one of the shameful government decisions in the history of the United States. Many critics felt the forceful relocation of Japanese Americans without any proof of wrongdoing was unlawful.
The president Roosevelt issued an executive order in 1942 after japan attack pearl harbor. The executive order mandated the military to established areas and excludes all American citizens.
In compliance with the executive order, the military authority in charge of controlling the defense of the pacific coast of the United States removed all Japanese Americans and moved them to internment camps.
However, Fred Korematsu, a Japanese American felt his right was violated and approached the courts to challenge the decision of the government. Fred Korematsu challenged the executive order on the basis that it violates the Fifth Amendment to the constitution of the United States.
However, the Supreme Court ruled that the executive order became necessary to protect against spying, which can sabotage the effort of the military during the second World War.
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helping the Khmer Rouge seize power in Cambodia.
ordering a ground attack on Vietcong bases in Cambodia.
sending economic aid to the Cambodian government.
2. What occurred at My Lai? (1 point)
Vietcong guerrillas surrendered.
U.S. forces suffered a crippling defeat.
Vietnam became unified under one flag.
American soldiers killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians.