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The Fourth Amendment | BRI’s Homework Help Series

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What prevents the police from randomly searching our homes and possessions whenever they want? The Founders created the Fourth Amendment to protect the individual right to private property. Learn more about its origins and some landmark Supreme Court cases in our latest Homework Help video.

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Fourth Amendment Viewing Guide Answer Key

Answer key for the Fourth Amendment viewing guide.

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Fourth Amendment Viewing Guide

Viewing guide for the Fourth Amendment Homework Help video.

Handout C: Interpreting the Fourth Amendment

The Fourth Amendment and Tire Chalking

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and…parking? Parking tickets are a common legal violation that many Americans have to contend with more than they’d wish. Thanks to a recent decision, it may soon become more difficult for the police to prosecute parking violations.

Mapp v. Ohio | BRI’s Homework Help Series

Can the police use illegally seized evidence in a court of law? The landmark Supreme Court case Mapp v. Ohio addressed this issue, and the decision has had a lasting impact in the United States.