Terrorism and the Effect of the Patriot Act.

Terrorism has become a very hot topic in the past few years. Terrorism was brought to the public eye on September 11, 2001 when four airplanes were hijacked and used as bombs, crashing into the World Trade Center buildings and the Pentagon. In the wake of 9/11, on October 26, 2001, President Bush signed an anti-terrorism bill known as the Patriot Act. The Patriot Act provides the federal agencies with greater authority to track and intercept communications to combat Terrorism. …

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