The Bureau of Counterterrorism seeks international allies for missions to catch terrorists .
The USA Patriot Act allows the government to monitor personal communication of US citizens.
The Department of Homeland Security protects US territory from terrorists and other attacks.
All of these departments/laws were passed in an effort to increase security after the terrorist attacks that took place on September 11th, 2001.
The Kitchen Cabinet was a term used by political opponents of U.S. President Andrew Jackson to describe the collection of unofficial advisors. The kitchen cabinet reached its peak following his purge of the cabinet at the end of the Eaton Affair and his break with Vice President John Calhoun in 1831.
It empowers citizens to directly pass laws by populace vote.
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