Read the following description and answer the question below. After the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the United States government passed the Patriot Act. This act allowed the government to search for and take items from Americans without probable cause during investigations. Many people believed that this act violated the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution.

Why did citizens most likely allow the Patriot Act to violate their protection against search and seizure without reasonable cause?

a. Citizens felt these rights were not as important as other rights they still possessed.

b. Citizens believed everyone would be equally affected by the legal changes in investigations.

c. Citizens were willing to give up some rights in order to improve the security of their community.

d. Citizens believed they would be safe from investigations since only criminals would be investigated.

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