Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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    The Fourth Amendment to the constitution protects United States citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures. Our forefathers recognized the harm and abuses that occurred in the colonies to innocent people by the British, and they made sure to write protections into the U.S. Constitution. Fearing the police state that any nation has the potential to become and recognizing that freedom and liberty is meaningless when victimization by the police is a real and foreboding threat the Fourth Amendment

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    ten amendments of the United States Constitution make up one of America’s founding documents, the Bill of Rights. These ten amendments were put in place in order to protect the freedom of American citizens from excessive government power. Written by James Madison, the 4th United States President, the Bill of Rights became effective December 15, 1791 (“James”). Madison is one of the founding fathers of the United States, and is highly praised for his work on the Federalist Papers and the United States

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    search confirmed that marijuana was being grown inside Jardine’s home. Jardine was then arrested, and argued that the detective dog’s sniff was an impermissible search under the fourth amendment of the Constitution. This is a constitutional issue because this case goes against the fourth amendment. The fourth amendment states the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers,

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    First Amendment: 1. The first amendment addresses that people have the freedom to practice and engage in a religion and the government cannot impose on this right. This same amendment also states that we have a right and freedom of speech, press, petition the government and also peaceful assemblies of people (so protest or even walks for different causes). 2(a): In North Carolina, there was a law that banned sex offenders from using social media in efforts of deterring them from preying on people

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    Surveillance by the National Security Agency The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution 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…” This statement has long been a fundamental piece of the law that makes up the foundation of the United States of America. In recent years, however, many citizens have come to believe that their Fourth Amendment Right of protection from unlawful search

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    Within the criminal justice system there are warrant, and warrantless searches. Each are entitled to be covered by the 4th amendment, to protect a citizens rights. With the patriot act, it has made it easier for warrantless searches to be done, and by only needing probable cause. Police officers can have the mere suspicion, which is efficient enough to negatively influence what the legal standard means. When issuing a warrant, there is room for error. When this happens, and an officer follows through

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    “Don't interfere with anything in the Constitution. That must be maintained, for it is the only safeguard of our liberties.” Abraham Lincoln made this statement in referring to the emancipation of the slaves. Even though the statement has nothing to deal with the Fourth Amendment, or the Search and Seizure laws within the Constitution, what is stated still brings about a good point relating to the Constitution. The fact being brought out of this quote is that the Constitution’s purpose is to safeguard

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    and rights, the constitution. But to get the jest of the constitution you have to have an understanding of the Bill of Rights the first ten right written into the framework of every American person. The United States Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights is essentially the points of the Declaration of Independence our founding fathers wanted to stress as the most important. Although all amendments are important it’s hard to have these rights without one in particular: The fourth amendment, the right to

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    Jefferson. The Constitution was created because of the ineffectiveness of the Articles of Confederation did not simply protecting the rights of the people which the Founding Fathers was concerned about. The Constitution was a social contract was an agreement among the people in society which the people give up part of their freedom to the government for protection of their natural rights by the government. Then the Constitution was

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    What Violates the Fourth Amendment? “Unreasonable search 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.” – Amendment IV The most controversial aspect of the fourth amendment is the debate over what constitutes as a legitimate search. Since the amendment’s addition to the constitution on December 15, 1791, citizens have questioned

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