improve security
increase security
The main purpose of the Patriot Act is to greatly reduce terrorists' abilities to operate within the United States.
The key techniques used to do so include (but are not limited) to the following:
* Reduced restrictions on law enforcement access to records
* Reduced restrictions on conducting intelligence gathering in the United States
* Expanded government authority to regulate financial transactions
* Broadened discretion for detaining and/or deporting immigrants
* Expanded the definition of the word "terrorism" to allow greater use of the Act
To protect the citizens of the US and to bring terrorists to justice
It broadened law Enforcements power to monitor the activities of suspected terrorists
to guard the nation against terrorism
The Patriot Act is legislation passed in 2001 to improve the abilities of U.S. law enforcement to detect and deter terrorism. The act's official title is, “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism,” or USA-PATRIOT.
The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act was passed on October 26, 2001. At that time, the majority party of the Senate was the Democratic Party, and the majority party of the House was the Republican Party.
USA-Patriot Act
The USA PATRIOT Act
George Bush did not pass the anti-terrorist act. He passed the Patriot act which was passed September 13th 2001
congress passed the usa patriot act, giving broad new powers to the executive branch
congress passed the usa patriot act, giving broad new powers to the executive branch
increased authority to use electronic surveillance
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Revolution - 2012 The Patriot Act 2-7 was released on: USA: 6 November 2013
USA PATRIOT Act of 2001