as a way to inflict fear and panic into a clam structured environment. The Patriot Act not only is for the protection of and surveillance to investigate terrorist‚ but also Americans that can possibly do harm to our nation. The lack of balance that allows racially motivated surveillance is just one example of how civil liberties are violated. Terrorism is a serious matter that should not be handled lightly‚ but the act has gone over the top in trying to stop terrorism. The Patriot Act is a very positive
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I chose the civil liberties because I think that it is important for someone to choose their own religion and beliefs without causing any trouble. Having the freedom to speak‚ choose your own religion and to vote for whomever you want to vote for is important to the American people. I chose the subcategory “The Free Exercise Clause”‚ because it upholds the rights of the American people to decide on any religious belief and to be able to exercise their beliefs without getting in trouble with the law
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10/19/2014 Civil Liberties or Security? Just 6 weeks after the attacks on 9/11‚ the Bush Administration put forth an act to help protect and ensure the United States from any further international terrorist attacks that may penetrate U.S. soil. Known as the PATRIOT ACT or “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism‚” Act‚ It had been proposed and created with the wise intentions to find and intercept terrorists operating on American soil as
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Reading Objective: Chapter four Civil Liberties and Policy Objective 1: Understand the constitutional basis of civil liberties and the Supreme Court’s role in defining them. 1. Define the term "civil liberties." The legal constitutional protections against government. 2. What was the most important difference between the Supreme Court’s decision in Barron v. Baltimore and Gitlow v. New York? 3. Explain the importance of the Fourteenth Amendment. 4. What is the incorporation doctrine
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The USA Patriot Act and Its Negative Effects on the Civil Liberties and Constitutional Freedoms Christopher Smith Expository Writing TTH 2-350pm California State University San Bernardino Abstract The catastrophic events that took place on September 11‚ 2001 opened America’s eyes to the realization that we are not as safe as we believed. Hi-jackers took control of four commercial jets with sole intentions of causing destruction on American soil. Three of the planes reached their targets
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Patriot Act. Firstly‚ the United States citizens will believe that their liberties and freedoms are in jeopardy. Secondly‚ the government spends exorbitant amounts of money on a yearly basis to spy on its own people. Moreover‚ where is that money coming from? Lastly‚ the government risks social retaliation from its people in the forms of protests‚ lobbying‚ campaigns‚ and perhaps even violence When U.S. citizens feel their liberties and freedoms are being tested or at-risk of being lost‚ they will do
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surveillance procedures‚ and the legitimacy of these provisions in regards to the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution. The following is an examination of the moral and homeland security implications this Act has on the American people and the American Constitution. To better understand the Fourth Amendment‚ we must look at its historical origins. While still under British rule‚ the colonists were subjected to general warrants and “writs of assist” which gave the government blanket
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his class which violated the Butler Act of 1925. Scopes was provoked by the American Civil Union Act because of their promise to pay for the defense of anyone willing to violate the Butler Act. The trial brought upon two outstanding lawyers of the time‚ William Jennings Bryan (three-time Democratic candidate for President and a populist) in prosecution and Clarence Darrow (leading member of American Civil Liberties Union and famous for world renown criminal defense) in defense. It was believed by
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Introduction: Since the acknowledgment of abused power by the NSA by former NSA contractor‚ Edward Snowden‚ long debate about the constitutionality of the collection of private records of American citizens has ensued in the senate. As a result of this issue that has and can continue to transgress on the civil liberty of privacy by all persons and 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
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Civil Liberties‚ Habeas Corpus‚ and the War on Terror Even though suspending habeas corpus during the period of War on Terror is acceptable and is the Presidents way of protecting and preserving the United States Constitution during the War on Terror were civil liberties violated‚ and should habeas corpus been suspended. Detaining individuals for a suspected crime and not giving them their day in court is in violation of the Constitution. Habeas corpus was implemented in the Constitution to ensure
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