HISTORY 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Neoconservatism, Palmer Raids, Condoleezza Rice
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A. u. s. patriot act, october 2001 (renewed 2006, 2011, 2015: department of homeland security, created by congress in 2003, usa patriot act was put in 6 weeks after the 9/11 attacks. Usa patriot act stands for uniting and strengthening america by. Providing appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct. It"s allowed to let the government monitor and regulate its citizen"s ideas, behavior, and associations. Detain anyone suspected of involvement of terrorism organizations. It was the laws search and seizure previsions were the hardest to accept because they were unconstitutional. The act was extended in 2006 with some modifications in response to criticism on civil liberties. Bio defense, border security, immigration control, and standardize airline security. The new department did not include the fbi or the cia. This is unclear, we have already seen that the us has the smallest number of terrorist attacks every year compared to other countries.
