Document Analysis: Exective Order 9066

Directions: Click here to read Executive Order 9066. Then, answer each question below and include the exact language from Executive Order 9066 in which the answer is found. Post responses to your blog!

1. What was the reasoning used to justify the issuance of Executive Order No. 9066?
2. Under what authority did President Roosevelt issue Executive Order No. 9066?
3. To whom did President Roosevelt designate authority to carry out the evacuation?
4. Give specific examples of the powers authorized by the President to be used in carrying out the Order.

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Questions: "Working with Primary Documents: Executive Order 9066." Landmark Supreme Court Cases: Korematsu v. United States. 16 March 2007 <"http://www.landmarkcases.org/korematsu/primarydocuments.html>.

Cartoon: "Equal Protection: Race." Maxwell School of Syracuse Univeristy. 17 March 2007 <http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/scales/korematsu.gif>