| A | B |
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| habeas corpus | a legal means by which prisoners can challenge the constitutionality of their imprisonment in court |
| patriot act | expanded the authority of law enforcement agencies in order to combat terrorism in the US and abroad |
| protect America act | further broadened the governments |
| FISA | foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act |
| Department of Homeland Security | created to coordinate antiterrorism activities across the government |
| military commissions act | provides a process, conducted by the military, for determining the status of enemy combatants |
| Detainee Treatment Act | imposes severe penalties on torture |
| Hamdan v Rumsfeld | The supreme court upheld that the Geneva Conventions apply to terrorists groups |
