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2024-04-23 04:31:35 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9C716F7BDE32F6A491897E6982C03C153BC996DD13B7FB364A3C63FA83299D79
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Added context: Congress had been focusing on legislation to prevent international terrorism. While there are some claims that the Patriot Act was planned before 9/11, it’s clear that the Act was a response to the 9/11 attacks and was passed in the immediate aftermath. https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/patriot-act https://www.britannica.com/topic/USA-PATRIOT-Act https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/patriotact.asp https://www.globalissues.org/article/342/the-usa-patriot-act-was-planned-before-911
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