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Pub. Date
2006
Description
Presents essays with divergent views on the government legislation known as the Patriot Act, contrasting its benefit to United States' national security with the ways it inhibits Americans' civil liberties. Includes discussion questions, analysis and exercises designed to help with essay writing.
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
Discusses how the USA PATRIOT Act has taken away checks on law enforcement and continues to endanger the civil liberties of all Americans under the guise of being part of the war on terrorism, and how paranoia, fear and racial profiling have led to gross infringements on freedom and democracy without strengthening national security
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Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12.4 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Examines the Patriot Act, a piece of legislation passed in the weeks following the 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S., designed to provide the citizens of the country with greater security, looks at the key provisions of the Patriot Act, and discusses charges that the Act violates civil rights protections.
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