The Patriot Act

The main purpose of the Patriot Act is to combat terrorism by tracing money that funds terrorist groups.

To be held under the Patriot Act is to be under surveillance, have communications be cut, and privacy non-existent.

The Patriot Act was passed in order to fight, limit, and reduce terrorism in the United States.

The author of the Patriot Act is Jim Sensenbrenner.

Section 215 allows the government to gain confidential information about an individual or an organization without their knowledge.

Money Laundering is the process of transferring funds in undisclosed means through illegitimate businesses and banks.

Some forms include fraud, money laundering, immigration, and terrorism.

Some have claimed that the act is unconstitution because it allows access to private information of US citizens.

The Patriot act targeted Muslims, Arab, and Latino communities.

significantly expanded law enforcement authority to surveill and capture communications.

USA PATRIOT Act acronym spelled out