Government Response
Passed in October 2001, this law gave federal agencies more authority to investigate terrorism.
What is the Patriot Act?
The Patriot Act allowed investigators to get certain information without always doing this.
What is going through standard court procedures?
One immediate effect was changes in these areas for travelers.
What is airport security / screening procedures?
Banks had to report these types of transactions after the law passed
What are unusual or suspicious transactions?
Travelers today experience stricter security checks at airports because of changes made after this 2001 law.
What is the Patriot Act?
Before this law, agencies could not easily do this with intelligence.
What is share information / coordinate investigations
Some citizens are concerned the law gives the government too much of this.
What is power / control over private information?
Security procedures were revised to reduce the risk of these events.
What are terrorist attacks / hijackings?
The Patriot Act made it easier for authorities to track the movement of this internationally.
What is money / terrorist funding?
Some of the tools from the Patriot Act affect how the government can see this type of personal activity.
What is phone calls, emails, or online communication?
Advances in these made it easier for terrorist plots to be coordinated internationally.
What are communication and travel technologies?
This ongoing debate involves protecting citizens versus protecting individual freedoms.
What is the balance between national security and privacy / civil liberties?
Even today, screenings reflect changes made after this law.
What is the Patriot Act?
Sharing intelligence and tracking financial activity was meant to prevent future occurrences of this event.
What is 9/11 / terrorist attacks?
Stricter financial oversight established under the law today helps track this type of activity.
What are unusual or suspicious financial transactions?