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    The Fourth Amendment was passed by Congress on September 25, 1789. However, it was ratified on December 15, 1791. The Fourth Amendment is part of the first 10 Amendments which form the Bill of Rights. The Fourth Amendment is made to protect people from unlawful searches and seizures. This means that the police can 't search a person’s house without a warrant or probable cause. The founders of the Fourth amendment believed that freedom from government intrusion into one’s home is a natural right

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    The Fourth Amendment Noah Fleck November 30, 2015 My paper is going to be focused on the Fourth Amendment, which sets the baseline for searches and seizures. I will present what the Fourth Amendment is, what the rights of the individual are as stated in the Fourth Amendment, what limitations may be held within the Fourth Amendment, what must be included within the warrant, and more. I decided to write on this topic as I believe that it is important for us as citizens to know what our

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    The three amendments that are used to protect the rights of those accused of a crime include, the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment. The Fourth Amendment protects the right of people to be secure in their persons, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures. (Peak, 2015, p.181). The Fifth Amendment protects the accused against self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and life, liberty, and property. Meaning no person will be forced to be a witness against themselves, they cannot

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    updated and current for all future generations to live by. Within the US Constitution, Congress passed the Fourth Amendment in 1789 to protect people from unreasonable search and seizure by the government. In the 21st century, the use of computer and mobile devices has expanded at an exponential rate and has left many grey areas. The purpose of this paper is to explore the Fourth Amendment as it pertains to data encryption on mobile devices, and to discuss whether the government has the constitutional

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    Constitution was written in 1787, only nine of the thirteen colonies signed it. Ever since 1789, the Bill of Rights- which includes the first ten amendments- have been a part of the Constitution. The citizens did not want the government to be able to enter their homes whenever they felt the need to, thus Amendment four was born. According to the National Archives, Amendment four is: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures

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    All counter-terrorism efforts potentially violate the 4th Amendment because First of all, I think that they violate the 4th amendment science It is proved that they kind of disrespect the privacy of others by making certain agreements with other people to get information from anywhere that people didn’t know that they were getting. Another reason that can prove that they violated the 4th Amendment is that before this program called PRISM came out the government would go and ask for permission to

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    The fourth amendment was one of the first amendments to be created shortly after the United States divided from Great Britain. The fourth amendment reads: “The Right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches or 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” (The 4th Amendment

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    Design of the Fourth Amendment The Fourth Amendment was not designed to serve as a fixed protection against government abuse. There is no amendment to the Bill of Rights whose contents should be taken at the face value they were written for. Keeping any amendment in its’ historical context would solidify the amendment as a defense for the historical incidents that occurred in late eighteenth century, rather than a guarantee that law enforcement officers act accordingly in present day. As times change

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    Do you know what is the Fourth Amendment is? If, you have forgotten, it is our right to privacy. Or from the Bill of Right “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 (Fourth Amendment).” This can be from our homes

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    The Fourth Amendment Put yourself in the shoes of a drug dealer. Your “associate” is napping in the back seat while you are transporting 54 grams of cocaine. Then suddenly you get pulled over, its soon made clear you were just being warned about a broken tail light. The officer notices the man sleeping in the back and gets suspicious. Following through with his request, you allow the officer the search your car, concluding with him finding your stache of illegal drugs. Regardless of your protection

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