Constituional Rights
which amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
The Fourth Amendment
This act expanded government surveillance and law enforcement powers after 9/11.
USA Patriot Act
This agency is primarily responsible for signals intelligence and electronic surveillance.
NSA (National security Agency)
This term describes individuals who engage in politically motivated violence against civilians.
terrorism
This branch of government reviews whether laws are constitutional.
Supreme Court / Judicial branch
What legal principle requires the government to respect all legal rights before taking action.
Due Process
This law created a system for secret court approval of surveillance warrants.
FISA ( Foreign Intelligence Surveillance act)
This term refers to collecting intelligence from communications like phone calls and emails.
Signal intelligence (SIGINT)
what refers to individuals captured during the War on Terror who may not be treated as traditional prisoners of war.
enemy combatant
what issue involves legal limits on detaining suspected terrorists without trial.
detention and due process rights
This concept talks about the right of a detained person to challenge their imprisonment in court.
habeas corpus
This type of court oversees classified surveillance requests.
FISA Court
This system determines whether surveillance targets are foreign or domestic
FISA authorization
This legal framework governs conduct during armed conflict.
International Humanitarian Law (IHL)
which legal conflict involves whether surveillance programs violate constitutional privacy protections.
NSA surveillance controversy
This debate focuses on balancing government security powers and individual freedoms.
Civil liberties vs national security
This law allowed the government to detain individuals suspected of terrorism with fewer protections.
Military Commissions Act
what legal standard requires probable cause before issuing a warrant.
Fourth Amendment warrant requirement
what principle governs whether a state can legally use force in international relations.
jus ad bellum
This court system secretly reviews government requests for national security surveillance.
FISA Court system
This branch of government is primarily responsible for interpreting the Constitution.
Judicial Branch
This concept allows monitoring of communications involving foreign intelligence targets.
foreign intelligence surveillance
This debate centers on government monitoring of citizens’ digital communications.
privacy vs surveillance
This principle regulates how force is used during war.
jus in bello
what major post-9/11 issue involves balancing national security with constitutional protections.
civil liberties vs national security oversight