Terrorist actions against Americans and governmental efforts to protect national security before September 11, 2001 -- September 11, 2001 and the passage of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 -- The critics of the 2001 Patriot Act : civil liberties endangered by the imperatives of national security -- The Bush administration's aggressive defense of the 2001 USA Patriot Act and its "floating" of Patriot Act II -- Key players, organizations, and governmental responses : U.S. national security and the 2001 Patriot Act -- Documents -- Directory of major organizations involved with the USA Patriot Act of 2001 -- Bibliography.