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| PATRIOT ACT | a law passed after 9/11 with bipartisan support in congress. Designed to make America more secure and less vulnerable to terrorist attacks |
| GUNS VS. BUTTER | refers to the debate between members of the U.S. Congress over the issue of where tax money should be spent: on social programs(butter) or to modernize our military(guns) |
| SEARCH WARRANT | a legal document, signed by a judge, giving law enforcement officials the right to search a suspect's home or business for evidence. Guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment |
| FOURTH AMENDMENT | Protects us against "unreasonable searches and seizures" by police and government officials. This means a judge must first issue a "search warrant" based on "probable cause" before your home is searched. |
| WET FOOT/DRY FOOT | U.S. Immigration policy applied only to Cubans trying to enter illegallly. If "rafters" can reach "dry land", they are allowed to stay |
| REPATRIATION | U.S. policy of sending Cubans back if they are intercepted on water by the U.S. Coast Guard |
| ACLU | A group of liberal lawyers who act as a "watchdog" over the government's attempt to weaken any freedoms found in the Bill of Rights(First 10 Amendments) |
