The United States Congress introduced the USA Patriot Act after the September 11th terrorist attacks. It was instated for the purpose of combating terrorist acts in the United States and all over the globe. This act gives the government the right to view your personal records in order to create a safer environment for our community. The patriot act is a benefit for the United States in that we can now be much more secure knowing that potential terrorists are being suspected and halted before they
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phone records in bulk is illegal. Specifically‚ they ruled that the practice did not fall under the scope of the USA Patriot Act‚ which allows wire tapping of individuals to detect and prevent terrorism. What is the USA Patriot Act? The USA Patriot Act is a 10-letter acronym for uniting and strengthening America by providing appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism act of 2001. It was passed by Congress following the terrorist attacks of September 11 and signed into law by George
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President Georg W. Bush signed into law the US Patriot Act. This act was originally introduced as a response to the September 11th attacks to reduce the restrictions on law enforcements abilities to search specific types of electronic communication‚ authority to regulate financial transactions more in depth and to expand the timeframe individuals detained for being suspected of participating‚ support or funding terrorist activities (USA Patriot Act‚ 2001). With the increase of technological advances
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` The USA PARTIOT ACT “PATRIOT ACT” is an act of the US congress that was signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 16th‚ 2001. The act is a ten letter word that stands for Uniting (and) Strengthening America (by) Providing Appropriated Tools Required (to) Intercept (and) Obstruct Terrorisms Act of 2001. This act also response to the terrorist attacks of September 11th‚ 2001. To reduce restriction in law enforcement agencies gathering intelligence with the United States. On May 26th
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USA Patriot Act (2001) University of phoenix Legal issues in justice and security AJS 522 Kim Tandy July 15‚ 2013 USA Patriot Act (2001) On September 11‚ 2001 19 Al-Queda members attacked New York and Washington D.C. by hijacking four passenger airliners. Two of the airplanes American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines 175 were crashed into the north and south towers of the World Trade Centers in New York City. American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon which collapsed the
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Hensarling‚ P. (2004‚ June). Power of absolute corruption. H.R. 3162‚ 107th Cong.‚ 1st Sess. (2001)(enacted) Lithwick‚ D.‚ & Turner‚ J scared of the PATRIOT Act?‚ Slate. Retrieved June 26‚ 2004 from http://slate.msn.com/id/2087984/ Locy‚ T. (2004‚ February). Special report: PATRIOT Act blurred in the public mind Pike‚ G. (2004‚ June). A SAFEr USA PATRIOT Act? Information Today v21‚ 17 America ’s Intelligence Wire. Retrieved July 12‚ 2004 from http://80-web4.infotrac.galegroup.com.library3.webster
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of Terrorism Act (PTA); PTA "permitted police to arrest‚ detain‚ and conduct search-and-seizure raids against suspected terrorists without a warrant" (Cuthbertson‚ 2002‚ p. 27). In essence‚ the British government passed a legislation that undermined the fundamental ideals which democratic societies like itself were built upon. Following the aftermath of 9/11‚ in order to prevent and deter further terrorists attacks‚ America passed its own anti-terrorism act called the "USA Patriot Act." The power
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States. Sexism against women is shown in the media and indicates that sexism still pervades in our society. Another key issue is the overrepresentation and disparities among minorities in the criminal justice system. After the act of September 11‚ racial profiling and other acts of racial hate crimes suggests that racism occurs. Another key issue that indicates that racial disparities occur in the criminal justice system is the overrepresentation of minorities in the Juvenile Justice system.
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entities‚ The USA Freedom act has been created which seeks to limit and to regulate the power of US surveillance agencies to collect private information from third parties. The USA Freedom directly addresses issues that are included in the USA Patriot Act‚ an act that was created to combat and to create protection against the threat of terrorism‚ which was a fear that heightened in response to the 2001 September 11 attacks (Savage). While this bill proved necessary at the time‚ in the act‚ are provisions
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In America the country dealt with many changes that happen over the years that caused damage in the governments. One particular act that happened in America that had a major impact on the country was the terrorist attack that happened in New York. The terrorist attack effected everyone around the world‚ either they were there or not. This attack was caused by a group of Islamist extremist that stole planes and flew them over the US. There were a total of four planes that caused many people losing
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