US Patriot Act Essays and Term Papers
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The Patriot Act: How Necessary Is It?
The Patriot Act: How Necessary is It? The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-56), also known as the US Patriot Act was passed by President Bush in September of 2001. The Patriot Act gives government officials both domestic and international legal clearances to wire tap electronic communications, related to terrorism. It also eliminates the checks and balances that previously gave courts
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The Patriot Act
The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act, better known as the Patriot Act, was created in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The act greatly increased the surveillance and investigational power of all law enforcement agencies in the United States. The government developed the act in the hopes of putting a speedy end to terrorism, in turn Americans everywhere would have to
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The Patriot Written by Robert Rodat
The movie "The Patriot" written by Robert Rodat, and also directed by Roland Emmerich, is a war and a drama movie. The movie was released in the year 2000, which stared Mel Gibson, who acted as Benjamin Martin. The movie takes place in the year 1776, in South Carolina where slavery was also very high. Mel Gibson plays as a widowed father who possesses seven children. Gabriel one of his sons is hanged after
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The Patriot Act
The Patriot Act Extremism in the defense of either security or liberty in not a virtue. On September 11th, 2001 events occurred on the east coast of the United States that shook the foundation of America and the freedom it stands for to its core. The terrorist attacks not only killed thousands of innocent people of many different nationalities and races, it also changed the way that Americans thought. The tragedies shocked and terrified the
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The Patriot Act
Kerrie Jones A.p. Lang. & Comp. Pd. 3(G) The Patriot Act "After 9/11, people were very frightened and upset about what had happened but now they are recognizing that safety and constitutional rights are not mutually exclusive " (FBI needs to reel in). This is probably how they felt when they created the patriot act that they had to do something. They had to do something to find the terrorists so that everyone would be
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The Usa Patriot Act
The USA PATRIOT Act The United States of America is a country that is based upon a principle of balancing the rights of an individual, while still preserving public order. The U.S. Constitution (specifically the Bill of Rights) guarantees every American certain Individual rights. Some of these rights include; freedom from unreasonable search and seizures, a right to due process of law, and protection against cruel and unusual punishment (The 4th, 5th and 8th Amendments).
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The Patriot Summary
The movie "The Patriot" takes place in South Carolina in 1776. Benjamin Martin, a French, Indian war hero who is haunted by his past, is a patriot who wants no part in a war with Britian. Meanwhile, his two eldest sons, Gabriel and Thomas, can't wait to go out and kill some Redcoats. When South Carolina decides to go to war with Britain, Gabriel immediately signs up to fight...without his father's permission. But soon, Colonel
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Patriot Employer Act
Title: Patriot Employment Act Central Idea: To persuade people to understand that even if Obama wins the Patriot Employer act must not pass. It will lead to the evitable downfall of the US economy. I also hope my speech shows the audience the importance of not just looking at the candidate but also exploring his plans and critically analyzing it. Specific Purpose: To inform and persuade people against the Patriot Employer act. Introduction I. With
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Patriotism
“Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and is conscious that he gains protection while he gives it”(Andrew Jackson).# Patriotism is the love of one’s country and willingness to sacrifice for it.# Citizenship is the state of being vested with the rights, privileges, and duties of a citizen .# Through out history,
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Report on the Movie the Patriot
Patriot Cultural Assignment “The Patriot” is an excellent movie. It may very well be one of the most exciting and moving war-drama movies of all time. There are very few films today that even come close to touching upon the American Revolution, which is why “The Patriot” is of such importance. Nonetheless, during the film the actual American Revolution takes a back seat and allows the center of the story to revolve around Benjamin Martin
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Patriot Act Fact of the Day
April 19, 2005 PATRIOT ACT FACT OF THE DAY: In passing the Patriot Act, Congress established standards in oversight for the use of the Act's provisions. For example, Section 1001 of the Patriot Act requires the inspector general of the Department of Justice to determine and report to Congress civil liberties violations. Florida U.S. Attorney Defends PATRIOT Act In a letter to the Florida Times Union, U.S. Attorney Paul Perez explains the success of the
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Where Do You Stand on the Usa Patriot Act?
Freedom in the United States has become increasingly constricted since 2001. Not only did the terrorist attacks of September 11 have a drastic effect on the U.S. economy, but our nation's response has tested the limits of America’s core freedoms. Congress passed the USA Patriot Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) in 2001 just weeks after the attacks, with the intention of helping law enforcement act
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What Is Patriotism?
What is Patriotism? Patriotism, as it is the love of and devotion to one's country, rouses conflicts and produces pride like love itself does. Look at the War of 1812; part of the reason which initiated it was that Britain still has troops in the United States, that it still treats the US like one of its colonies. And at the end, Britain lost 8600 men while the United States suffered 11300 casualties, all because
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The Patriot
The Patriot was a very accurate movie. It has gone to great lengths to have the most accurate information and to tell the real story, but still make it interesting. The movie itself contains tents, ammunition boxes, medical kits, campaign furniture, uniforms, weapons, battle formation and more that were made completely flawless with help from museums and the Smithsonian Institute (Revolutionary War experts). Also too some amazement, the movie has very accurate weather details.
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The Patriot
The Patriot The movie starts out with Benjamin and his family on their plantation. Benjamin gets a letter and the family goes to Charlestown, South Carolina to address the issue of going to war with Britain. Benjamin starts the movie having lost his wife and having to raise four sons and two daughters by him self. Benjamin is against going to war with Britain but the state votes on going to war. This vote allows
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Patriot Act
U.S. Patriot Act After the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centers, America realized just how big of a threat terrorism posed. The good people of the United States wanted our government to protect them and their loved ones from future attacks. The ability for the government to perform these duties required special tools, which were supplied in the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act. So
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Patriotism and the American Flag
There is much controversy surrounding the idea of patriotism and the iconography of the American flag in today's society. Some believe patriotism is simply the act of supporting the decisions of the leaders of the country. Others say, to be patriotic, people should be outspoken and voice their oppositions to what is going on in the government. Opinions also differ on the idea of what the American flag represents. One opinion of the flags representation
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Patriot Act
I feel that the Patriot Act was a necessary, although hasty, effort to secure our nation. The measures it provides for are, at appearance, an erosion of our civil liberties, but a closer examination reveals that the act seeks to preserve our freedoms. I must state that there some sections of the Act that I do not feel are relevant to national security or terrorism, but the overall nature of the Act I agree with.
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Pros and Cons of Patriot Act
Pros and Cons of Patriot Act The House of Representatives passed the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 on October 24, 2001. This is also known as the USA Patriot Act. The Patriot Act was designed to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world and to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (USA Patriot Act, 2001). The events of
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Patriot Act
The “Patriot Act” In the wake of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Congress sprang into action. Within a month, U.S. lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the USA Patriot Act of 2001, giving law enforcement and intelligence agent’s broader authority to fight terrorists operating in the United States. Signed into law by the President on October 26, the Patriot Act is designed to fight terrorism on several fronts. First, it gives the U.S. government authority
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Compare and Contrast the Sedition Act and the Patriot Act
Benjamin Franklin once said, “They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” The American people have always fought to retain their right of free speech; but one must ask what are we sacrificing with this protection? The time period during the creation of the Sedition Acts was a time of suspicion and fear in the United States. The government enacted laws to ensure the
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George B. McClellan: The Disposable Patriot
There were really no very interesting characters in this book. I was never one to be interested in history. There were some interesting parts though, for instance, the chapter about the railroad man was pretty good, and it was kind of cool that he got promoted to vice-president of the railroad he work on within a year after he started the job. Some of the wars he was in were ok as well. It
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Patriot
Martin, a veteran of the French and Indian War, thinks of himself as a battle-weary peacenik (his eldest son joins the army against his wishes), but if he believes in liberating the colonies from the tyranny of King George III, he believes even more fervently in smiting the holy bejesus out of the soldiers who have torn his family apart. That these aristocratic oppressors happen to be the same redcoats who are fighting to quash
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The Patriot
The Patriot is about a colonial family in South Carolina in the year 1776, the peak of the Revolutionary War (Patriot 2000). The main character is Benjamin Martin, who is loosely based on Francis “The Swamp Fox” Marion (Jones 2000), a Revolutionary War hero, is a widowed family man. He, like Marion, has a war hero reputation. Although, he became a war hero during the French & Indian War. Benjamin Martin’s son, Gabriel Martin aspires
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Discretionary Authority and the Patriot Act
Discretionary Authority and the Patriot Act Americans today are living in times of great uncertainty and fear of terror. We are living in times where not only do we have to fear terror from international terrorists, we also have to fear those who reside in our own country such as gang members, murderers, drug dealers, rapists and many more. Although these types of terrorists have always been apart of our nation, the complacency of Americans
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