Bush created the law known as the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act is another tool used to prevent terriost attacks. This law basically gives the United States government the right to view private information. This law was and is a very controversial topic‚ but this law has prevented many terriost attacks
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Labbe 1 Ryan Labbe Communications 261 Prof. Olmstead November 18‚ 2004 Espionage Act of 1917 and Sedition Act (Amendment) of 1918 On April 2nd 1917‚ President Woodrow Wilson of the United States of America‚ " went before Congress and called for a declaration of war. Both the House and the Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of going to war with Germany."# This was an act that led to much resistance among the American people. Not four months earlier the American people re-elected President
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1.0 Introduction In this Act‚ Government means the Government of Malaysia and of any State in Malaysia. Publication includes all written or printed matter and everything whether of a nature similar to written or printed matter or not containing any visible representation or by its form‚ shape or in any other manner capable of suggesting words or ideas‚ and every copy and reproduction or substantial reproduction of any publication. Ruler means the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or the Ruler or Yang di-Pertua
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Alien and Sedition Acts DBQ In June and July of 1798‚ the Alien and Sedition acts passed through congress‚ which created dispute between the Federalists and Republicans due to the four factors of Political Ideology‚ Domestic Policies‚ Constitutionality and Foreign Affairs. Political Ideology as the two disputing factions‚ the Federalists and Republicans fought profusely over the passing of these acts‚ one side in support‚ and the other against. Then Domestic Policies as these acts tried to restrict
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from government involvement and would find the Sedition Act of 1798 to be unreasonable. Though the basic content is there‚ the newer version of the amendment allows the government to make laws that limit speech and press. It states that the government cannot make laws to reduce the freedom of speech and press. However‚ currently the government is able to apply consequences to certain cases such as the distribution of obscene material. One
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Alien and Sedition Acts- During the presidency of Adams he decided to pass the Alien and Sedition Acts in the year of 1798. These new Alien set of laws‚ three in total‚ made situations worse in the United States by controlling immigration more and giving more power to the president. With this power‚ the president could throw anyone out of the country thought to be a risk to the United States or even by sharing certain political ideas. The Sedition Law allowed authorities to fine and even imprison
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Alien and Sedition Act 1798 Carrie Ostrander HLS 300E: Administering Homeland Security Steve MacMartin 9 April 2013 Many people believe the fight to secure our homeland began after 9/11 but this is not entirely true. Although this is partially true as there have been many improvements to homeland security‚ the fight began years ago with multiple acts being passed that‚ unbeknownst at the time‚ were in reality related to securing our homeland. In 1798 Congress passed
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The Patriot Act was enacted in October 2001 shortly after attacks from terrorists on the United States on September 11‚ 2001. The act gives Federal officials and state agencies greater authority and tools to investigate and track suspected terrorists with the goal of bringing them to trial. The attacks on the United Stated on September 11‚ 2001 were planned and carried out by 19 people affiliated with the al-Qaeda network. This group hijacked four commercial airlines with the intent to crash
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In recent years‚ there has been an increase in the number of whistleblowers pointing out questionable acts by the American government. The government has responded by prosecuting the whistleblowers under the Espionage Act. The question then arises‚ what exactly is whistle blowing? In academic literature‚ whistle blowing is defined as "the disclosure by organization members (former or current) of illegal‚ immoral and illegitimate practices under the control of their employers to persons and organizations
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Senate). The title of the act‚ USA PATRIOT Act‚ is an acronym for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. Since its historic passage there has been much debate on the constitutionality of the act. Some would claim the Legislative and Executive branches acted opportunistically and enacted a law that infringes on the rights of Americans. This paper‚ for sake of brevity‚ focuses on Section 213 of the Patriot Act‚ the “sneak and peak”
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