the civil liberties act placed the blame for the internment of u.s. citizens on congress.
the civil liberties act placed the blame for the internment of u.s. citizens on congress.
where does the civil liberties act place the blame for the internment of u.s. citizens?
congress
the civil liberties act of 1988 (, title i, august 10, 1988, , et seq.) is a united states federal law that granted reparations to japanese americans who had been interned by the united states government during world war ii. the act was sponsored by california's democratic congressman norman mineta, an internee as a child, and wyoming's republican senator alan k. simpson, who had met mineta while visiting an internment camp. the third co-sponsor was california senator pete wilson. the bill was supported by the majority of democrats in congress, while the majority of republicans voted against it. the act was signed into law by president ronald reagan.
civil liberties act of 1988
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the civil liberties act of 1988, "restitution for world war ii internment of japanese-americans and aleuts", states that it is intended to:









































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while the majority of democrats in congress voted for the bill, the majority of republicans voted against it.
civil liberties act of 1988