Did the USA PATRIOT Act and other steps taken after September 11, 2001 attack upset the delicate balance under the U. S. constitution between the powers of government and individual liberties?

They actually did and I'm just saying this part so it'll let me submit the answer

in the declaration of independence, thomas jefferson announced that every human being has “certain unalienable rights,” among which are those to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of " hope i

a. poison gas was sprayed over battlefields by airplanes to weaken enemy positions before major attacks.