Friday, September 17, 2010

Fourth Amendment

Source:

"Powell - Knocking Privacy." Dwayne Powell. Jun 19, 2006. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.truthdig.com/images/avboothuploads/dp_privacy_500.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.truthdig.com/cartoon/item/20060619_powell_knocking_privacy/&usg=__dijWvm_Zv0bqrvr3qCSUOlZYc2A=&h=344&w=500&sz=24&hl=en&start=6&zoom=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=v1wIPQMXiNU9oM:&tbnh=89&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfourth%2Bamendment%2Bcartoon%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Disch:1.

Constitutional Connection:
Fourth amendment is the amendment of the united states constitution. The fourth amendment gives citizens the right of privacy.It guards against unreasonable searches and seizures. If a search has to be done, law requires a legal search warrant.

Explanation of connection:
In the United states people have the right for privacy. Why was this made? In the american revolution, the british would stay inside the house of americans without their permission. In the american revolution people would use writ of assistance, which was a type of warrant. The use of this document affected many people, thus, the fourth amendment was made to protect the privacy of citizens of the United States.
    
    This cartoon demonstrates the fourth amendment. Because as seen in the cartoon,

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