Korematsu v. United States

Cases from the War on Terrorism

Rumsfeld v. Padilla: Graphic Organizer

Issue:   Do the President’s Commander-in-Chief powers allow him to seize and detain a United States citizen arrested in the United States based on the President’s own determination that he is an “enemy combatant”?
 

Arguments for Padilla

Arguments for Rumsfeld (United States)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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Activities
    The Case

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 Classifying Arguments
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Primary Documents: Executive Order 9066
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 A Question of Loyalty
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 Presidential Powers in Wartime: Standard level activity
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 Presidential Powers in Wartime: AP level activity
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 Cartoon Analysis

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    After the Case

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 Did the Court Err in Korematsu
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 Cases in the War Against Terrorism
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 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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