The founding fathers of the United States tried to create a nation with equal opportunities and civil liberties for each American citizen. After the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001‚ a shift occurred in the balance of liberties and those fundamental ideas were lost. Since that tragic September day‚ the nation’s undergone a dramatic degenerating alteration where civil liberties continue to disappear from citizens. Just 45 days after the September 11 attacks‚ with virtually no debate‚ Congress
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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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the next generation with a strong sense of their self-worth. Therefore it is very important to encourage respect and mutual understanding between the children. All children are individuals and have individual rights. 2.4 Describe the importance of promoting anti-discriminatory practice in work with children and young people It is
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Law Enforcement: Intelligence-Led Policing PSF5380 Dr. Pete Conis Capella University Assignment u10a1 Intelligence-Led Policing and Civil Liberties Jeff Weber December 17‚ 2010 Intelligence-led policing (ILP) is a policing model that has emerged in recent years which is “built around risk assessment and risk management”. The leading definition is that ILP is “a strategic‚ future-oriented and targeted approach to crime control‚ focusing upon the identification‚ analysis and ‘management’
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Civil Liberties “Don ’t interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained‚ for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.” —Abraham Lincoln. The Bill of Rights was made as a promise to the smaller states that feared centralism so they could sign the constitution. The Bill of Rights or the Ten Amendments started in 1791 and the last was in 1992. Moreover thanks to the Farmers‚ the constitution can be changed or have many amendments depending on the opinion of different generations
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these people were leaders and role models to different civil rights movements. However‚ they all share similar views on how society should react to oppression. The motive behind each and every protest in American History is civil disobedience‚ an idea thought up by Thoreau while he spent the night in jail‚ due to tax evasion. He believed “that government is best which governs least.”1 His revolutionary idea weaved its way into the fabric of American life. As free people‚ we see it as our right to protest
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A parliamentary system is a system of government in which the ministers of the executive branch are drawn from the legislature and are accountable to that body‚ such that the executive and legislative branches are intertwined. In such a system‚ the head of government is both de facto chief executive and chief legislator.[citation needed] Parliamentary systems are characterized by "not having" clear-cut separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches‚ leading to a different set
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Civil liberties are in place to protect people from the powers of the government. They are there to aid the people from the government in instances such as people encountering the police or in a courtroom setting where they might be testifying or facing criminal prosecution. One example of civil liberty is the First Amendment‚ which states that people have the right to “express ideas through speech and the press‚ to assemble or gather with a group to protest or for other reasons‚ and to ask the government
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It is said that it is necessary to infringe upon civil liberties during wartime. For example‚ Abraham Lincoln suspended the right of habeas corpus during the Civil War. Similar to that situation‚ there was a multitude of violations on civil liberties during the first world war. This is due to the fact that before being able to officially enter the first World War‚ it was necessary for the United States government to rally a lukewarm citizenry into a pro-war spirit. Once achieved‚ it was mandatory
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Works Cited Ashcroft‚ John. "Civil Liberties Have Not Been Compromised by the Patriot Act." Current Controversies: America ’s Battle Against Terrorism. Andrea C. Nakaya. San Diego: Greenhaven Press‚ 2005. General Business File ASAP. Gale. SAN JOSE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM. 2 December 2008 http://0-find.galegroup.com.mill1.sjlibrary.org:80/ips/start.do?prodId=IPS. Ashcroft‚ John. "The Patriot Act Does Not Threaten Free Speech." Current Controversies: Free Speech. John Boaz. Detroit: Greenhaven Press
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