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2005

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The Usa Patriot Act And The Alien And Sedition Acts A Comparative Analysis, David Wicclair May 2005

The Usa Patriot Act And The Alien And Sedition Acts A Comparative Analysis, David Wicclair

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This thesis is meant to accomplish the task of comparing and contrasting the different aspects of the Patriot Act and the Alien and Sedition Acts in the hope that, in the process, something can be learned about the future of the Patriot Act.

The first chapter of the thesis consists of an analysis of the controversial sections of the Patriot Act. Moreover, the debate over the Act is introduced and dissected. The last section of the chapter discusses the importance of studying similar national security legislation in American history – such as the Alien and Sedition Acts – in order …