The Fourth Amendment protects against illegal search and seizures. This means that a U.S. citizen cannot have themselves‚ homes and/or possessions searched or confiscated by law enforcement without a legal warrant. It pretty much protects citizen’s privacy. But there are positive and negative effects from this. It protects the citizen’s from law enforcement from searching on the spot without legal documentation authorizing it. On the other hand‚ thou‚ it could help criminals dispose of evidence while
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It’s important to keep a positive fourth image of yourself for various reasons. In our society people judge us on a daily bases for the way we look ‚ act ‚ and talk . Behaving inappropriately in any way reflects back on your image can affect your life in many different ways. For example. Something so simple like being at the wrong place at the wrong time can get you suspended from work‚school‚ or activities. That record of your actions will be there permanent ‚ this simple decision can affect various
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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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going to spend about 9.1 billion dollars on Halloween alone. Halloween is one of the oldest holidays that are still celebrated today but many people do not know why we put on costumes and walk the streets to collect candy. The reason why we celebrate Halloween is important to know because it is such a beloved holiday with an interesting history. The Halloween we know today started in Ireland by Celtic farmers. At the end of harvest season the Celtics would ask their priest known as a druid‚ to
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criminals face justice‚ but it raises the question of how far are these officials able to go before they are unreasonably invading people’s privacy? That is generally what the 4th Amendment deals with‚ protection against unreasonable search and seizure. The current case of Jones vs. United States is a suit dealing with the 4th Amendment and has large implications‚ as it could set precedent for whether or not GPS tracking can be used without a warrant. A tracking device was put on his Jones car by police officers
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technology testing the Fourth Amendment? With all the new technology‚ police are now using devices that could potentially “see through walls”. They are also using other search techniques such as wiretapping to conduct searches rather than a “physical search” and by doing so; they can “legally” avoid violating the Fourth Amendment. A lot of the Fourth Amendment has also been weakened significantly over the years from Federal Court Case and the new technology. The fourth Amendment is “The right of the
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using them. Veterans fought for the freedom we have today. Just think‚ without veterans risking their lives on the battlefield four your freedom you wouldn’t be free. If one your relative is a veteran you should thank them for what they have done. Say that you got in trouble for something you didn’t do‚ without the right of speech you couldn’t say I didn’t do this. Instead you would be put in prison for something that you didn’t do. This is why you should be thankful that the veterans risked their
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Act vs. the fourth amendment; The rights of the American people set in place in 1791 becoming dim and gray in the eyes of the government. The uproar that was created by the government on June 06‚ 2013 was enough to catch the ears of all Americans. The fourth amendment was being over ruled. No one knew how to stop‚ what this will lead too and who gave the government the power to do it. Or could it be something more sinister. A bylaw set in place to overrule the fourth amendment. Ways to get
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The Bill of Rights; Why They Are Important and How They Apply Today We all know that as citizens we have certain unalienable rights that are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights‚ but why are they important and how do they apply today? The rights that are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights are: freedom of religion‚ speech‚ assembly‚ press‚ and petition‚ right to keep and bear arms‚ freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures‚ no quartering of soldiers in any house without the consent of the owner
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Fernandez v. California: Fourth Amendment Upheld? POL 303 August 4‚ 2013 The Merit case of Fernandez v. California is seeking to determine whether the Constitutional rights of Walter Fernandez were violated under the 4th Amendment when law enforcement conducted a search of his residence upon obtaining consent from his girlfriend‚ who was also a resident‚ after Fernandez was taken into custody (and had stated his objections to the search while at the scene). In Georgia v. Randolph (2006)
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