The USA Patriot Act of 2001: balancing civil liberties and national security : a reference handbook

Outlines the state of national security before September 11, 2001, the USA PATRIOT ACT passed in response to 9/11, the civil liberties questions posed by the act, and the players on both sides.

Table Of Contents

1. Terrorist actions against Americans and governmental efforts to protect national security before September 11, 2001

2. September11, 2001, and the passage of the USA Patriot Act of 2001

3. The critics of the 2001 Patriot Act : civil liberties endangered by the imperatives of national security

4. The Bush Administration’s agressive defense of the USA Patriot Act and its «floating» of Patriot Act II

5. Key players, organizations and governmental responses

Ball, Howard. - The USA Patriot Act of 2001: balancing civil liberties and national security : a reference handbook / Howard Ball. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, cop. 2004. - 1 vol. (XVIII-265 p.) ; 24 cm. - (Contemporary world issues). - Bibliogr. p. 215-220. Index. ISBN 1-85109-722-8 (rel.)