CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES AXIA COLLEGE OF UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX POS / 110 Civil Liberties: The Right to Privacy Civil Liberties 2 Sub Category: Controversy over Abortion In this assignment I will examine civil liberties‚ main focus
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December 2009 Civil Right and Civil Liberties Civil liberties and civil rights are fundamental for everyday living. In today’s society both of these terms have different prospective; civil rights are considered to be natural rights. In other words‚ civil rights means that people have the right to be treated the same regardless of their race‚ gender‚ or religion. Even thought civil rights are guaranteed by law‚ this prospective took many years to be achieved. For example‚ after the Civil War African
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Securing America and Protecting Civil Liberties September 11‚ 2001 was one of the most devastating disasters that our nation had encounter. The fact that we had been targeted on our own land and the fact the terrorist were being trained being here in the United States put fear and a sense of insecurity in our nation. The terrorist attacks upon our nation prompt the Bush administration to make homeland security its top priority. The focus was to make an effort to prevent future terrorist
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quickly passed the USA PATRIOT Act‚ also known as the “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism” Act. The Patriot Act‚ as it is more commonly referred to‚ was created with the goal of providing government agencies the tools to seek out and prosecute any terrorists planning an attack within the country. Unfortunately for the American people‚ Congress was indifferent to the fact that many provisions of the Patriot Act were a violation
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Pros and Cons of Patriot Act The House of Representatives passed the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 on October 24‚ 2001. This is also known as the USA Patriot Act. The Patriot Act was designed to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world and to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (USA Patriot Act‚ 2001). The events of September 11‚ 2001 led to the near unanimous
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The Patriot ACT has greatly affected how America deals with situations involving terrorism‚ or threats of terrorism‚ but the main problem is simple‚ and that is that it deprives American citizens of certain rights and liberties. And now imagine if you had to choose between your privacy and your safety. Pretty hard choice‚ right? And this is how many Americans feel today‚ because they have to make this choice. And this essay will break down what the Patriot Act is and the argument for‚ and against
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the Patriot Act strikes the right balance needed to protect our freedom and security” (Bill Owens). This Act makes it easier for the government to identify terrorist. It strengthens our national security and lessens terrorism. It also allowed information to be shared between government officials. The Patriot Act is needed to identify terrorist‚ unite government officials and strengthen the national security of the United States of America. Public safety is much more important than our civil liberties
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Should Congress have enacted the patriot act to combat terrorism and protect citizens after 9/11/2001‚ or was it an extreme measure of legislation that violated our civil liberties? As a patriotic citizen‚ I feel as though sacrifices are necessary when large-scale devastation occurs. So‚ yes‚ they should have enacted the patriot act which allowed them to invade our privacy and impose unusual treatment of suspected terrorists at that time. Furthermore‚ as long as ISIS is a threat they should use
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United States on September 11‚ 2001‚ many Americans were fearful of what the future held. Enacted as a response to those attacks‚ and as a way to re-instill a sense of security to the nation‚ American legislators worked to pass the USA Patriot Act of 2001. The Patriot Act appropriately made changes to other U.S. laws to combat terrorism‚ however it also established measures that may potentially hinder the rights of those it was designed to protect‚ sparking controversy regarding privacy and governmental
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Civil Liberties are a negative impression an individual’s freedom. They ensure essential rights and freedoms to the American individuals by confining the administration’s power‚ which is recognized inside the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. For instance‚ by ensuring American natives the privilege to rehearse their decision of religion. This is found within the First Amendment of the Bill of rights. By ensuring American natives this freedom‚ it enables Americans to have the liberty from the administration’s
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