At Port Angeles Washington a ferry arrives from Canada. It is a cold day in December 1999‚ a couple of weeks before Christmas‚ and most people are anxious to clear through customs and continue on their journey. The very last vehicle pulls up slowly to the customs inspection area. During routine questioning the driver seems extremely nervous and hesitates when answering questions. The customs officer cannot help but feel that something is just not right. She decides to search the vehicle. Hidden
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The Establishment of the Department of Homeland Security as Established by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 An Analysis and Report Zachary Stackhouse Political Science 101: Introduction October 24‚ 2011 Introduction On September 11th‚ 2001‚ The United States of America and the rest of the world stared and watched as the first and then second tower of the World Trade Center in New York came under attack by terrorists. At 8:46 am‚ American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower
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Cabinet members not only provide advice to the president in situations regarding national security welfare‚ but they also are the successors to the presidency in case the president is compromised in some way. The U.S. Cabinet is made up of departments such as State‚ Justice‚ Housing and Urban Development‚ Health and Human Services‚ and Homeland Security. These cabinet members advise the president on everything from educational policies to terrorist threats to the conservation of national resources
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) became operational on January 24‚ 2003 60 days after the Senate passed the Homeland Security Act of 2002 into law. The Department of Homeland Security is the third largest cabinet department‚ only after the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Homeland Security Act of 2002‚ Public Law 107-296 was enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress. The Department of Homeland Security
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the U.S. Department of Homeland Security mission involved defending against terrorism‚ safeguarding the borders‚ imposing immigration rulings‚ developing readiness for reaction to and resurgence from tragedies within the U.S. territories. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 was ratified to assist the Department of Homeland Security in assimilating several agencies which integrates twenty-two government bureaus into a single organization. The burdens of the Department of Homeland Security have by no
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was established by this act of parliament: Homeland security Act of 2002. It was created to consolidate the US executive branch agencies linked to the security of the homeland‚ into a one cabinet department. It resulted into partnership of 22 agencies into one new and autonomous department. After the investigations of 9/11‚ the republican government under the presidency of George W. Bush came up with measures to solve the shortcomings of national security
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497 Homeland Security & Emergency Management Capstone Professor Robert Jackson March 16‚ 2015 After the attacks of September 11‚ 2001‚ the United States system went through a change in reforming government agencies to protect the American borders against any threats. The government established the Department of Homeland Security‚ which mission is to protect America borders against external or internal threats that could potential cause harm in our nation. Since the Department of Homeland
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operating under The Department of Homeland Security I choose to research was the United States Secret Service. The USSS is a federal law enforcement agency that was operated under the US Department of Treasury before it was adopted by the department of Homeland Security. Many people‚ including myself up until now‚ just think that the Secret Service is the US Presidents personal guard. They have much more responsibility then that. Other then the President‚ they also provide security for past Presidents
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President is known to have would be that of protecting the people. The Department of Homeland Security was established in response to the biggest terrorist attack on U.S. soil on September 11‚ 2001. This attack sparked the nation and caused fear among citizens as well as opening eyes of the government to how much stronger the security level had to be in the country. U.S. officials began to reconstruct the Office of Homeland Security once they recognized their shortcomings. Eleven days after‚ following
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In discussing efficiency and preventative policy during hurricane Katrina‚ The focus will be policies that were in effect before the storm as well as policies that could have helped during and after. The United States national response framework (NRF) is part of the national strategy for Homeland security that presents the guiding principles enabling all levels of domestic response partners to prepare for or provide qualified national response to disasters and emergencies. (Wikipedia‚ 2012) During
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