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A 6 page paper which looks at the 4th Amendment, the history of the Amendment and potential problems with the Amendment. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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perspective, it protects Americans from being illegally searched. It also protects Americans from having their property seized by the government for whatever reason the government may have to engage in
such behavior. It is also an Amendment with something of a history as well, as it has changed through the years in light of new discoveries and weaknesses as it
relates to searches and seizures and the judicial system. The following paper provides an overview of the 4th Amendment and also examines the history and problems associated with the amendment.
An Overview of the 4th Amendment First and foremost the 4th Amendment should be presented in order to fully understand what the amendment states. It is as follows:
"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" (Revolutionary War and Beyond, 2011). This
particular amendment, like most if not all the amendments, were created to establish a government that was very different from the British government.
The new nation did not wish to allow the government the right to search an individuals property, or seize anything they wanted, because the new nation had experienced such
treatment in English rule/history. One of the most important and relevant cases took place in 1604 where "in the famous Semaynes Case, the Judge, Sir Edward Coke, first identified this
right. He ruled that, The house of every one is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence as for his repose"
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