Amend4C4

4C4~ Fourth Amendment

 * Essential Question: How do the issues which prompted the creation of the amendments compare with the issues they are applied to today? **

**The fourth amendment reassured that people may keep their personal items private and in no situation should officials have the right to search these items without reason.**
**Reasearch prompt questions:** The fourth amendment had a negative impact on society because it increased crime. Officials needed to have probable cause in order to search a suspect, so suspects felt that they could commit crime and were less likely to be searched if they left no evidence behind. www.papers.ssrn.com (JR)
 * 2. What impact did the amendment have on society? **



The idea of the fourth amendment was first brought up in 1604 when Sir Edward Coke stated that, "The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress, as well for his defense against injury and violence as for his response." The Founding Fathers then used this idea to create the fourth amendment. www.revoloutionary-war-and-beyond.com (JR) In order for a warrant to be issued, someone must provide evidence to a judge that the offender has committed a crime and that by searching that by searching the area of the crime, there will be evidence found. www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com (JR)
 * Questions on amendment/answers: **
 * 1. Who created the fourth amendment?**
 * 2. How much evidence does an official need to issue a warrant?**



The fourth amendment was created because the Founders believed that a person's home was safe from government intrusion and that this was a natural right and fundamental to liberty. www.swindlelaw.com (JR) A school must have reasonable suspicion to search a student and that student must be on school grounds. For example, If a student is on a school field trip and a teacher witnesses the student in possession of a weapon the teacher had a right to search the student. www.centerforpubliceducation.org (JR)
 * 3. Why was the fourth amendment created?**
 * 4. Can schools unreasonably search students?**



The fourth amendment was created on December 15, 1791 and added to the United States Constitution as a part of The Bill Of Rights. www.swindlelaw.com (JR)
 * When was the fourth amendment created?**

1. The British tax collectors were part of the reason the fourth amendment was written.(JR) 2. Some searches can be done without warrant without it being a crime.(JR) 3. Most court hearings are dismissed because most people are arrested for something that wasn't on their search warrant. (JR) 4. Because of amendment four without a search warrant, police must ask permission to search someones belongings. (JR)
 * FUN FACTS!!!**