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4th Amendment

The fourth amendment states The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. It was written in the late 1700s because of the strong objections to the Writs Assistance or general warrants. The Writs Assistance allowed officials to enter any home, search and seize belongings. The Fourth Amendment now secures people in their homes, belongings, documents and their own selves.
What the fourth amendment does now is gives privacy and it puts limits on the law in searches and seizures. Searching persons and property and seizing properties are legal but can be done illegally and unlawfully. That is when the Supreme Court comes into play. Most people don't know the fourth amendment and therefore are unaware of......


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