a result of the attacks‚ President Bush declared a “Global War on Terror.” To prevent another terror attack‚ Congress felt it must provide additional powers to US law enforcement and intelligence agencies. In 2001‚ Congress passed the United and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept or Obstruct Terrorism Acts of 2001‚ or colloquially referred to as the PATRIOT Act. While many will argue the PATRIOT Act is helpful in combating terrorism‚ critics argue it infringes
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The PATRIOT Act: Right or Wrong. On September 11th of 2001 the United States was attacked. Many people died and through that drama the United States was unified with a singular goal of stopping terrorism. While many people were willing to sacrifice a few freedoms for the greater good‚ others were asking where is the line between the government fighting terrorism and abusing a situation to expand its dominion over the public. The United States government passed a bill called the PATRIOT Act to
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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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1) What image shows the patriots point of view? Why‚ how can you tell? I think image B. The patriots came from England hoping that they could make up their own government and then the loyalists come along. The patriots would probably despise that they came to the colonies. So‚ the patriot’s kind of called them names and things like that. Things really happened when the patriots started throwing rocks and ice at the loyalist windows but then again‚ they were only doing it because they were mad that
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A patriot is one who serves his or her country. There are many things a patriot can do to influence others to stand up for their country. Anything a patriot does can help others to be patriots for their country and standing up to be proud there from that country. I am an American Patriot because it is important to me to serve my country in a good way. Being an American Patriot‚ I say "The Pledge of Allegiance" every day at school. I sometimes sing "The National Anthem." These things are patriotic
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The book I have read is Young Patriots‚ by Charles Cerami. The book took place seven years after the revolution‚ America was in crisis. The government wasn’t functioning‚ but the citizens didn’t care. Then two unknown men‚ Hamilton and Madison‚ envisioned a plan that no one else thought could happen: a truly United States. The two men had gone against all odds and worked together by strategizing to get the right men to agree on the right ideas. Their result was the most brilliant documents ever
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Has someone ever shot you for throwing a snowball at them? That actually happened‚ and it made some people very mad. In the revolutionary war‚ there were two sides in the colonies‚ Patriots‚ and Loyalists. Patriots wanted to separate from Britain and Loyalists wanted to stay loyal to Britain. You should be a patriot because the British took away our rights‚ taxed us‚ and didn’t protect us. Britain took away all of the colonist’s rights‚ which is totally unfair. There was the Proclamation of 1763
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2014 The Patriot Act and Its Questionable Legal Boundaries Since the aftermath of the terrorist attack of September 11th. 2014. The Patriot Act was enabled to enhance domestic security of the state‚ and federal branch of the government‚ it was ushered in out of the fear the terrorist were here in masses. While we all were concerned with the safety of the people and our country‚ few knew the underlying damaging message of The Patriot Act to
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Essay As the great Italian philosopher‚ Niccolo Machiavelli‚ once said‚ “The ends justify the means.” What needs to be done‚ must be done. This humane concept is represented in all forms of life. In in its purest form‚ it is represented in the USA Patriot Act. This Act of Congress‚ which was passed in 2001‚ simply enhances the United States investigative skills‚ sometimes bypassing certain restrictions to preserve the safety of our country. Most notable‚ it uses of mass data collection. Some people
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days after September 11th a panicked Congress passed‚ with little debate‚ the USA Patriot Act. The 342 page patriot act violates our 1st‚ 4th‚ 5th‚ 6th‚ 8th and 14th amendments‚ thus making it unconstitutional. I don’t know why Congress passed this act‚ or how it got through the Supreme Court‚ but most people in Congress didn’t even read the Patriot Act. I am sure that our founding fathers would not have wanted the Patriot Act. Just look at what Ben Franklin said‚ "They that can give up essential liberty
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