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    He states that “New FBI guidelines, as well as congressional legislation such as the USA PATRIOT Act and advanced surveillance technologies, empowered the bureau to conduct political policing on a previously unknown scale. “ (IvanGreenburg) The FBI increased surveillance on its citizens by using technological advancements to monitor its…

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    In the wake of the September eleven terrorist attacks, congress quickly threw out our fourth amendment rights by passing the USA PATRIOT Act. In order to combat the rise of terrorism and to keep up with the advancement of technology, the National Security Agency was expanded to be able to spy on most forms of electronic communication, including phone calls, text messages, and emails, domestically by the 2001 Patriot Act. Despite what the name implies, the Patriot Act is a blatant violation of…

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    operating in the United States (Hearing, 2017, 2). The US government continues to use FISA for this purpose. FISA has frequently been amended to maintain and enhance a comprehensive statutory framework for gathering foreign intelligence. For example, the USA Patriot Act amended FISA in 2001, the Protect America Act of 2007 completely revised FISA in…

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    82). Many immigrant are willing to work longer, harder, and for less income than most American’s. Two of the many organizations available to help reduce the current unemployment issue are Job Corps and National Service and Youth Build USA. Both organizations are geared to helping the younger generation. Job Corps is a…

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    While many find government surveillance techniques violating of civil rights, others stand for the personal and national security it provides in efforts to hinder tragedies. In response to the 9/11 terrorist attack, Congress quickly passed the USA Patriot Act to enhance government surveillance and deter terrorist activity. The Patriot Act targeted foreign communications and domestic cellular data recipients. Arguments arose concerning the domestic surveillance segment of this act, ultimately…

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    Sarath Kareti Acts of Congress Annotated Bibliography Equal Pay Act of 1963 "The Equal Pay Act of 1963." U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2016. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits the discrimination of pay based on sex. An employer must pay an individual based on skill, performance, and effort in the given field of occupation. Subsection one states that three exceptions are made when it comes to pay: seniority, merit, or quality of production. Subsection two…

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    cautioned from it as people believe that it is evil. There are so many religious groups in the world and it requires one to be keen on which religion they will be attached to. In this paper I will discuss about how the Halloween has become horror in USA. I will give my opinion on the same and support my statements. Halloween is duration of celebration and superstition, it is believed to have originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Sambaing when people would put on fires and wear…

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    the government, such as the Watergate Scandal and anti-communism investigations. After 9/11 and in the wake of the Patriot Act the FISA Act was expanded to include what is considered to be “Tangible Things.” According to George Pike in his article USA Patriot Act still raising questions he states “With the PATRIOT Act, FISA was modified to provide a number of new investigative tools and resources. This included an expanded definition of terrorist activity and a lower threshold for launching a…

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    Later on the republicans in the house of representatives and senate saw this and wanted to get rid of the patriot act completely (Leithauser, 1). Later on the senate voted to expire the act (who's listening, 1). Which later on was replaced by the USA Freedom Act. This Act was a hope to help the citizens out and make it so that it would not violate the fourth…

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    Yes, I believed that the concept of homeland security present problems with our constitutional protection of civil rights. Firstly, the formation of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was as a result of the terrorist attacks that happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States. DHS was to oversee and coordinate a complete national strategy to protect the country against terrorism and respond to any future attacks.” (Bullock, J. A., Haddow, G. D., & Coppola, D. P. (2012). The organization…

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