American Government / Unit 3 Gov 112 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Fourth Amendment
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The idea
The Fourth Amendment forbids unreasonable searches and seizures and sets a warrant requirement backed by probable cause.
In practice
Police generally need a judge's warrant to search a home.
Where people slip
Court-defined exceptions exist — the warrant rule is the baseline, not the whole doctrine.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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