Assignment: Historical Events That Have Violated Civil Liberties with Surveillance "National Security"
A) Analyze a historical example (pre-9/11/01) of when a government violated civil liberties with government surveillance in the name of national security.
1) Summarize the historical circumstances that led to your selected example's implementation.
2) Explain the government's rationale for implementing government surveillance.
3) What executive orders, congressional legislation, and/or judicial decisions started and ended the selected example?
4) What technology was used within your selected example?
5) Evaluate the resulting impact of the selected example on U.S. society.
a) Analyze the resulting impact of the selected example on civil liberties and national security.
b) Do you agree or disagree with the government's use of surveillance within this example? Why or why not?
B) Analyze a contemporary example (post-9/11/01) of when a government violated civil liberties with government surveillance in the name of national security.
1) Summarize the contemporary circumstances that led to your selected example's implementation.
2) Explain the government's rationale for implementing government surveillance.
3) What executive orders, congressional legislation, and/or judicial decisions started and ended the selected example?
4) What technologies were used within your selected example?
5) Evaluate the resulting impact of the selected example on U.S. society.
a) Analyze the resulting impact of the selected example on civil liberties and national security.
b) Do you agree or disagree with the government's use of surveillance within this example? Why or why not?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.