Fourth Amendment Essay

Sort By:
Page 5 of 50 - About 500 essays
  • Good Essays

    1) Describe Fourth Amendment as you understand including all areas and places it covers? Fourth Amendment protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures of certain papers, books, documents etc. Rules are not violated in it. There must be probable reason because in order to arrest a particular person without a search warrant. It possesses an oath or affirmation from the government. It has two fundamental rights as Right to privacy and Right to freedom. Search occurs when it has a correct

    • 1813 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The Fourth Amendment plays a role in every American’s daily life. The Fourth Amendment in involved in our communication and texting, when a cop can perform a traffic stop, and who can enter your home. This Amendment has always played a large role in the lives of Americans, and has grown with society since it was ratified in 1789. During the Revolutionary War, colonists were upset at the lack of legal administration in Britain. The bobbies, or cops, in Britain would enter homes, seize property, and

    • 917 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The Fourth Amendment and Warrants The US Bill of Rights, written to limit government power in response to the tyranny of England on the colonies, gave birth to the first 10 amendments to the Constitution. The fourth amendment, contained within the Bill of Rights, will be the principle subject in this research paper. Swanson, Chamelin, Territo and Taylor (2012), noted the Constitution’s fourth amendment stated the following: The Right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers,

    • 1710 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    In focusing on this mission, occasional misbehaviors by the students or school personnel cause districts to investigate violations and mete out punishment. Students in United States schools have the Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches (Waldman, 2011). The Fourth Amendment is “The right of the people to be secure in their persons,

    • 260 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Good Essays

    HOMEWORK: 1 1. Describe Fourth Amendment as you understand including all areas and places it covers? A. The main aim of us constitution about the fourth amendment law is to protect the people from unreasonable searches and seizes and also the right of the people to be secure from persons, papers, effects etc....They are no right to search or seize any individuals without any search warrant. They must not be violated by warrants issued without any cause, supported by oath or affirmation, or not describing

    • 1770 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Fourth Amendment Essay

    • 1438 Words
    • 6 Pages

    The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution holds grave importance for the citizens of the United States of America. This amendment of the Constitution is exceptionally important due to the fact, that it protects citizens from unreasonable searches or seizures. However, the phrase, “reasonable expectation of privacy” is a different aspect that is pertinent to the evolution of the Fourth Amendment, and Riley v. California. To dissect this phrase, reasonable is the important aspect here, this is where

    • 1438 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    What is the fourth amendment? The fourth amendment expresses that individuals can hope to be insured in their people, houses, papers from unreasonable search and seizures. Unfortunately, this can turn into a gray area and I believe that different court can view this in different ways and the outcome in search and seizure cases will almost make you scratch your head. When you have search and seizure questions you should try and use for components to see if this is justified; was there a reasonable

    • 643 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    the weapons voided the defendant's fourth amendment, stating officer McFadden had no probable cause to stop them. The motion to suppress was overruled on the basis that McFadden had the benefit of experience. The prosecution the argued that the search incident to the stop was legal because it was purely for the officer’s protection. The court then made a point to distinguish an investigative stop from an arrest, and a frisk from a full search. It was established that McFadden had the right to pat

    • 326 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Good Essays

    Fourth Amendment Essay

    • 845 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Fourth Amendment Ashley J. Peterson Constitutional Law Steve Areges Kaplan University 1/13/2010 Fourth Amendment The Fourth Amendment is important not only to the citizens but for our law enforcement as well. The Fourth Amendment is still evolving today, as common and statutory laws change so does our Fourth Amendment. This amendment has come a long way and will continue to serve us in our best interests for as long as we live, whether we agree of disagree. “The right of the people

    • 845 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Fourth Amendment Privacy

    • 915 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Americans security and the Fourth Amendment have been conflicting since the origin of the amendment. Some Americans started to be at odds with whether their security is at risk with the amendment, yet other citizens feel that privacy is equally important. With the coming of the twenty first century complications between the two are certainly bound to occur. Since the coming of the digital age and mass production of personal electronics, people’s privacy becomes imminent. Simple reasoning shows America

    • 915 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays