9/11

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Patriot Act

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Act signed into law in response to 9/11 that reduced restrictions on intelligence gathering, expanded the Secretary of the Treasury’s authority to regulate financial transactions, and broadened the discretion of law enforcement and immigration authorities in detaining and deporting immigrants suspected of terrorism-related acts, and expanded the definition of terrorism to include domestic terrorism, thus enlarging the number of activities to which the act expanded law enforcement powers can be applied.

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National Security Letters (Under Patriot Act)

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The government can obtain personal records about any suspected agent with an administrative letter without court approval and does not have to disclose this.

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Sneak and Peek Warrants (Under Patriot Act)

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The FBI can enter into a household with a court-approved warrant, but does not have to tell the occupant they were there.

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NSA warrantless Wiretapping

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The government has authorized the National Security Agency to cast a wise net, intercepting all telephone and email communications to see if there are any potential threats; under G. W. Bush

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Emergency Powers

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In a state of emergency, the President is granted certain powers. The US has been in a state of emergency since 9/11.

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"Enemy Combatants"

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Anyone, including American citizens, determined to be working for the enemy who are/can be detained; unlawful combatant.

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Guantanamo Bay/Camp X-Ray

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Detention facility at Guantanamo Bay; the military indefinitely holds without a charge enemy combatants.

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Enhanced Interrogation

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George W. Bush administration authorization and use of certain severe interrogation methods including hypothermia, stress positions and water-boarding used by the CIA and the Department of Defense in secret prisons, like Guantanamo Bay detention camps.