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=The 4th Amendment= 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.

Description
he 4th amendment gives people the right to not have their personal property searched without a warrant. For example there the police officer has to have a cause to stop a person they can't just stop someone for no reason.

Historical Applications
The fourth amendment has been changed. In 1961 there was a trial and the defendant had been convicted by a piece of evidence contained without a warrant. The Supreme Court reversed the defendants conviction and made a new law called the "exclusionary rule." This rule states that evidence that is collected or analyzed in violation of the defendants constitutional rights is "sometimes" inadmissible. This "rule" has m ade a big change in how the law has been interpreted. Also in 1968 a police officer saw three men pacing in front of a jewelry store and thought a robbery was being planned. The cop stopped on of the men and patted him down. The cop found a unlicensed gun on the man and he got arrested. The man went to court and said that the pat down went against his fourth amendment right against unlawful searches and seizures. The supreme court made a new law named the "Stop-And-Frisk law. This law means that if a cop has reasonable grounds that the "suspect" is or is going to commit a crime, he can pat him down and search him. But, what is reasonable grounds for a search. Is pacing in front of a jewelry store enough of a reason for stopping someone and "frisking" them.

Today's Application
This amendment is still applied in today's society. This amendment is applied because cops can't search you without a warrant, (most of the time.). This amendment seems to get ignored a lot in today's society. As told in the last paragraph we heard about the "Stop-And-Frisk law". Cops come up with somewhat "stupid" reasons to come and search people. This amendment has redefined our society because it makes people feel safer to walk down the street. There are many organizations promoting this amendment. One of the best people promtoting this amendmetnt is all the people of the united states that want freedom to walk down the street and not get searched.