The USA Patriot Act: A Constitutional Analysis

Author

Dean Sterling Kidd

Date of Award

2007

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

Political Science

First Advisor

John Winkle

Relational Format

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

This thesis is an examination of various arguments for and against the constitutionality of the USA Patriot Act in regard to the First and Fourth Amendments. The arguments are generally in a framework of competing interests: national security and civil liberties. Specifically, Sections 203, 206, 213, 215, 216, 218, and 505 of the Act are discussed. The analysis of these sections includes their actual language, and commentary from law journal articles. Relevant Supreme Court and lower court cases that relate to national security are also incorporated. The thesis also has a general commentary about the teiTor attacks which led to the passage of the USA Patriot Act and the reactions by political leaders in the United States after these attacks occurred.

Recommended Citation

Kidd, Dean Sterling, "The USA Patriot Act: A Constitutional Analysis" (2007). Honors Theses. 2361.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2361

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