USA HISTORY

THE RISE OF POLITICAL CONSERVATISM 1980 1992

PRESIDENT GEORGE HW BUSH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the primary aim of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001?
A
To limit the amount of foreign investments in the United States
B
To promote the growth of locally owned small businesses
C
To prevent acts of terrorism against the United States
D
To increase funding for military contracts
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The USA Patriot Act’s primary purpose is to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and worldwide.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Act enabled investigators to gather information when looking into the full range of terrorism-related crimes, including: chemical-weapons offenses, the use of weapons of mass destruction, killing Americans abroad, and terrorism financing.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Patriot Act aimed to increase homeland security and expanded tools available to law enforcement and federal agents such as: Surveillance, wiretapping, and roving wiretaps to track and investigate terror-related crimes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main purpose of the Patriot Act is to combat terrorism by tracing money that funds terrorist groups. What does it mean to be held under the Patriot Act? To be held under the Patriot Act is to be under surveillance, have communications be cut, and privacy non-existent.

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