(please help asap please answer with reasonable answer) Why did Congress pass the Patriot Act? to prevent American citizens from being targeted by unlawful invasions of their privacy to authorize the United States government to declare war on Iraq and Afghanistan to guarantee that the United Nations could not act in ways that went against American interests to increase the government’s power to gain information that could be related to terrorism

to increase the government’s power to gain information that could be related to terrorism

Explanation:

The Patriot Act was signed into law after the September 11 attacks in the United States by President George Bush.

The main focus of this act was strengthening of the government to restrict, obstruct, and intercept acts of terrorism.

There are 3 major provisions of this act:

- increased surveillance capabilities law enforcement agencies

- increased ease of interagency communication so that information on terrorism activities can be stopped in a timely manner

- expansion of lost of activities that would qualify one as a terrorist, and increased penalties.

to increase the government’s power

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