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The Fourth Amendment | BRI’s Homework Help Series

Grade
8–12
Duration
5 min
Topics
Bill of Rights
Published
Nov 3, 2022
Illustration of four police officers discussing the 4th Amendment, part of the Bill of Rights Institute 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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