Question

Please answer theses questions and please use proper citations.

1. What date was the USA Patriot Act introduced and passed through both Chambers of Congress? Give a brief definition of the act and why it was put into law. How does this affect US Foreign Policy?

2. What were the voting results of each chamber on the USA PATRIOT ACT?

3. What was a major concern stated during our lecture about the length of time used to argue for/against the Act.

4. As discussed in class and from the slides, what might be three explanations for the passage of the USA PATRIOT ACT?

5. What were the three sections discussed in lecture that causes concerns about the act? State what these sections sought to do.

6. Name three items the government can search if they belief us to be engaged in terrorist activity.

Answer 1

1) The first version of the Patriot Act was introduced into the House on October 2, 2001 as they Provide Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act of 2001, and was later passed by the House as the Uniting and Strengthening America (USA) Act on October 12.

Congress enacted the Patriot Act by overwhelming, bipartisan margins, arming law enforcement with new tools to detect and prevent terrorism.

The purpose of the USA Patriot Act is to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world.

2 . The USA Patriot Act was passed nearly unanimously by the Senate 98-1, and 357-66 in the House, with the support of members from across the political spectrum.

4. The Patriot Act was passed in order to fight, limit, and reduce terrorism in the United States

6. The three items the government can search if they belief us to be engaged in terrorist activity are :-

- phone tracking

- bank transaction and balance

- enquiry to their native place