Running head : National Security National Security vs . Civil Liberties Name School Professor Course Abstract In the history of America , there are several events when national security and civil liberties were challenged . Today , the same thing are happening as an effect of the 9 /11 terrorist attack . This paper will explore why national security and civil liberties conflicted . National Security vs . Civil Liberties Introduction After America was liberated from the British colonies , they were liberated from control as well . In almost all memorable events in American history , fight for freedom was the common goal . Every individual and class of people then struggled for their liberties from government control . The fight never stopped until each citizen were guaranteed freedom . In the fundamental law of land there are various provisions granting each citizen rights and privileges . This includes , among others , the right to privacy . In many cases that have been decided by the Supreme Court , civil liberties were upheld as superior among any other governmental action . This includes , among others , right to privacy and freedom from government interventions . However , this freedom which has been long before protected by the Constitution is on the verge of destruction . Right after the unforgettable and destructive 9 /11 terrorist attack , the administration initiated , at once , programs and other means to repel the terrorism . For reasons of national security ,President Bush enacted the USA Patriot Act . However , it was opposed by many due to the detrimental effect it had to the citizen ‘s civil liberties .Body In a democratic country , like US , citizens are armed by civil liberties that protect them from governmental pressures and unwarranted action .More than that these civil liberties are granted to citizens that they may freely enjoy during their existence in a free country . Civil liberties are indeed the essences of democracy . Meanwhile civil liberties refer to “the rights enjoyed by individual over and against government (Walker , 2004 , p .1 . It is also the free society ‘s fundamental element . The fundamental law of the land highly recognizes these rights as it is embodied in First through Tenth Amendment . The Fist Amendment grants the people ‘s right to expression and religion as it states , Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion , or prohibiting the free exercise thereof or abridging the freedom of speech , or of the press or the right of the people peaceably to assemble , and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances (Find Law for Legal Professionals , 2008 . Another important provision guaranteeing civil liberty is the Fourth Amendment , which states The right of the people to be secure in their persons , houses , papers ,and effects , against unreasonable searches and seizures , shall not be violated , and no Warrants shall issue , but upon probable cause ,supported by Oath or affirmation , and particularly describing the place to be searched , and the persons or things to be seized (Find Law for Legal Professionals , 2008 . In addition , civil liberties also encompass the privilege against self- incrimination contained in Fifth Amendment (Find Law…