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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Homeland Security was created in the 21st century to help protect the citizens of the United States from terrorism. Homeland security also helps protect our borders‚ enforce and administer immigration laws‚ safeguard and secure cyberspace‚ and ensure resilience to disasters. Homeland Security was created after the terrorist attack on 9/11‚ it helped give the American people a sense of security knowing that something was done to help fight terrorism. Although the attack on the U.S. World Trade Center
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attacks on September 11th‚ 2001‚ Homeland Security has been the top priority of the United States government. Not only did this event start the global war on terrorism‚ but it also created the Department of Homeland Security. The United States is fighting terrorism at home with Homeland Security‚ and abroad using the military to wage a war on terrorist groups. Terrorism is a danger to the fabric of our society‚ they threaten our whole way of life. Homeland Security must be at the top of the governments
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1. Homeland Security as Defined by Various U.S. National Security Strategies and Policies The concept of homeland security is not new; since the bloody birth of the United States in 1776‚ Americans have been engaged in securing and defending the homeland. However‚ the current manifestation of the expression Homeland Security was created in the crucible of modern terrorist attacks‚ most notably that of September 11‚ 2001. As Noftsinger‚ Newbold‚ and Wheeler (2007) note‚ today’s idea of homeland security
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The Homeland Security Bill enacted in 2003 was established in results of the devastation caused by the attacks on the home front in September 11‚ 2001. After this tragic event‚ President George W. Bush wanted to establish a collaborative team which included 22 existing agencies that work as a preventive force to help with the minimization of terrorist attacks and activities. This team would be used to respond to all domestic emergency situations which include‚ but are not limited to terrorist occurrences
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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 is an executive
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Evolution of Homeland security The evolution of Homeland security started in September 11‚ 2011. When terrorist took control of 4 flights in the United States and planed to kill millions of lives including their own lives. Everyone knows this day as 9/11. When ex-president George W. Bush created the Department of Homeland Security act of 2002. There were 22 agencies that were inherited into the DHS and three agencies that were not included in the DHS. The agencies that make up part of
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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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activities in protecting America ’s borders from terrorist? Edwin Vasquezgaitan HSM 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
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natural disaster on American soil from 9/11 attacks. Homeland Security has responded by making the U.S. grounds safer and stronger for the Americans. Homeland Security is better prepared to address the full range of threats that include man-made accidents and terrorist threats. The department of Homeland security was formed in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11‚ 2001. The National Strategy for Homeland Security and the Homeland security act of 2002 called for the formation of this department
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