Executive Order 9066: The President Authorizes Japanese Relocation: Questions

    Executive Order 9066: The President Authorizes Japanese Relocation: Questions

      1. If the president issued something like E.O. 9066 today, how might it be received? How might the public respond—and why?
      2. The text of E.O. 9066 is dense and filled with duplicate phrases. What are some possible reasons for this? Think about the traditional audience of an executive order.
      3. Does FDR place all the responsibility of implementing E.O. 9066 on the secretary of war and other government entities? Refer to just the text for this one.
      4. E.O. 9066 never mentions Japanese Americans, but they were the ones directly affected by it. How do we know it's about them?
      5. FDR knew Japanese Americans didn't pose a security threat to the United States, but he signed E.O. 9066 anyway. Why might he have done that?