The Patriot Act was enacted in October 2001 shortly after attacks from terrorists on the United States on September 11‚ 2001. The act gives Federal officials and state agencies greater authority and tools to investigate and track suspected terrorists with the goal of bringing them to trial. The attacks on the United Stated on September 11‚ 2001 were planned and carried out by 19 people affiliated with the al-Qaeda network. This group hijacked four commercial airlines with the intent to crash
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Terrorism act of 2001 otherwise known as the USA Patriot Act was signed into law by president George W. Bush on October 26‚ 2001. This act is part of the foreign and defense policy area. “The foreign and defense policy area includes organizations that focus on relations between the United States and the rest of the world. Organizations that national security initiatives and other defense-related policies‚ as well as individual countries‚ are included.” This act was enacted by the 107th United States congress
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September 11‚ 2001. Remembering Americans turning on their television and seeing two American airlines being flown into the World Trade Center in New York City and one into the Pentagon in Washington D.C. Over 3‚000 people died in the catastrophic. The 9/11 disaster left the nation to mourn and grief‚ but the unity and patriotism got stronger. To prevent further terrorist attacks from happening on the U.S. again‚ President George Bush pushed Congress to pass the Patriot Act. The USA Patriot Act stands
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Airport security This paper will address the September 11 attacks and the problems with airport security personnel and the outdated technology that was being used in most airports The September 11 terrorist attacks could have been avoidable if airport security was up to par with new security devices and better trained personnel. The government should have passed a new airport security law to update security devices and to make sure employees were properly trained long before September 11. Airport
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How America has changed Over the course of thirteen years‚ America has changed significantly. Things such as transportation‚ security and even budgets for defense related agencies have changed drastically. I think that America is much safer today although it is still not a completely safe place to live. The law enforcement still has a ways to go with making america feel safe. If you pass a cop on a high-way or just simply walking down a sidewalk you should not feel threatened or scared‚ you should
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poses a threat to our God-given freedoms protected by the U.S. Constitution." In the following viewpoint‚ John F. McManus claims that the USA Patriot Act‚ which was passed in response to the September 11‚ 2001‚ attacks on the United States‚ gives the president authority and powers that are not limited to the pursuit of terrorists. McManus warns that the act licenses snooping on U.S. citizens‚ including the seizure of business records‚ the collecting of e-mails‚ and the wiretapping of phone calls.
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On September 11th‚ 2001 the United States witnessed one of the worst tragedies in American history. Approximately 3‚000 civilians lost their lives following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre in New York City‚ and the government at the time‚ lead by George W. Bush‚ took immediate action. The Patriot Act was enacted on October 26th‚ 2001‚ just forty-five days after the attacks‚ with the intent of lawfully allowing law enforcement more leeway when investigating terrorist organizations.
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Laws On September 11‚ 2001‚ terrorists attacked New York City’s World Trade Center towers. This was the first time since the Revolutionary War that America was attacked on its own soil. The attacks were unprecedented‚ and the government never saw it coming. For millions of Americans an unwanted new world order was coming in the days ahead‚ where even the most secure places in the country would be placed under tighter security and be in a lockdown type of situation. Because of the 9/11 attacks‚ Congress
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and disaster has to this day created unity and love. The event of September 11th was one of if not the biggest tragedies to ever occur in our nation’s history. To this day our country will always remembers this event and connects together in the memory of those who fell to this terrorist attack. This day was a defining day for the United States and changed us forever for good. September 11th has created a more unified America and showed us how vulnerable we were as a nation‚ and how September 11th
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9/11 was one of the worst things to ever happen in American history. It has changed America economically‚ socially‚ politically‚ and militarily. Innocent people lost their lives or they lost their loved ones. They will never forget September 11‚ 2001. People already know who designed the attacks. The terrorist group that attacked was none other than‚ Al Qaeda and their leader Osama Bin Laden. But‚ now they just ask one question. Why? Their first target was the World Trade Center‚ which could be
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