SEC 310 WK 7 Case Study 3 USA Patriot Act
Read The New York Times article titled Battle Looms Over the Patriot Act, located at
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/us/politics/20patriot.html?pagewanted=print, and the Highlights of the
USA PATRIOT Act in an article titled The USA PATRIOT Act: Preserving Life and Liberty, located at
http://www.justice.gov/archive/ll/highlights.htm.
Write a two to four (2-4) page paper in which you:
1. Describe how the provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act grants law enforcement and intelligence
officials special powers to combat terrorism.
2. Explain in your own words the two (2) different views of the USA PATRIOT Act and why some
believe it is inappropriate legislation.