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Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 5 in your primary text, Kim's (2017) Fourth Amendment , and Gray's (2016) "Fourth Amendment Remedies as Rights: The Warrant Requirement." Also watch Edward Snowden at TED2014: Here's How We Take Back the Internet  and Richard Ledgett at TED2014: The NSA Responds to Edward Snowden's TED Talk .

Prepare a persuasive paper (excluding the title and reference pages) in which you

Examine the role of intelligence in countering terrorism in America.

Analyze the constitutional issues (in particular the Fourth Amendment) surrounding the concept of gathering information to develop intelligence domestically.

Explain whether the United States government may collect phone, email, and other electronic and non-electronic data from Americans, on a mass basis, without a warrant and/or probable cause.

Support your position with scholarly or official government sources from readings and research.

Explain the role of intelligence in countering terrorism.

Explain the constitutional limitations on gathering intelligence.

Explain why and how gathering intelligence from Americans without a warrant or probable cause is or is not permissible.

The Intelligence Gathering Debate paper

Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including the title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center's APA Style

Must include a separate title page with the following:

Title of paper

Student's name

Course name and number

Instructor's name

Date submitted

For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 .

Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice  resource for additional guidance.

Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph with a succinct thesis statement. The thesis must be in both the introduction and the conclusion.

For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions  as well as Writing a Thesis Statement , refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.

Must use at least two scholarly sources or official government sources in addition to the course text.

The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources  table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.

Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center's Citing Within Your Paper

Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List  resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.