Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Order Description
Write an analysis of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Please address the following in a comprehensive essay with appropriate sections:

1) Describe the jurisdiction of federal law and specifically the jurisdiction of FISA

2) What are the major provisions of FISA–how does it work?

3) Evaluate whether the constitutional rights of individuals are properly balanced against the imperative of the government to investigate intelligence threats to the nation. If not, why not?

CRITICAL GUIDANCE: Providing cases, facts, and examples is essential. Facts are the foundation of all analysis. Further, the main point or premise of the paper should be the conclusion of your analysis under number 3 above. The conclusion MUST be the main point in the introduction to this paper.
Do not ever use Wikipedia or Yahoo Answers or About.com – for any academic research. These are notoriously inaccurate. Sources will be uploaded.

The paper must conform to the University’s standards for all written assignments; the Turabian/Chicago Manual of Style is the standard for citations. The paper must be double-spaced in a 12-point Arial or sans serif font.