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What is the history of the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution?
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Back in the mid 1700s, the Writs of Assistance allowed royal officers to search the homes of citizens, mostly as a way of discovering violations of strict English laws. This practice led to a unique awareness among our Founding Fathers of the threat to individual liberty and privacy that is created by unchecked government search powers. They decided to create an amendment that both gave the goevernment power to search criminals and also prevented the government from repeating English history (which was the point of coming to a new land and forming a new government, wasn't it).
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What does the fourth amendment of the US Constitution protect?
US citizens are protected through provisions in the Bill of Rights from unreasonable behaviour by those granted authority over them; this being enshrined in the Constitution. The 4th amendment to the US Constitution makes explicit protections against seizure of person or property and stipulates proper procedure by which warrants for such may be issued.
Which amendment to the US Constitution is responsible for abolishing slavery?
13th Amendment
What amendment to the us Constitution covers freedom of the press?
The first amendment.
When was the 13th Amendment to the US Constituton passed?
The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution was passed in December of 1865. The amendment abolished slavery.
In which year was the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution ratified?
The 19th US constitutional amendment was added to the Constitution 1919 June 4, implicitly giving women the right to vote in US national elections.
What is the meaning of the fourth Amendment to the US Constitution?
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Is the fourth amendment and example of judicial review?
The fourth amendment to the US Constitution deals with the rights of citizens to have due process and requires warrants for searches. Judicial review is not really relevant to this amendment.
Is there a statute on habeas corpus?
It is mentioned frequently in law, it is embodied as a right in the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution.
What was part of the US Constitution banning states from taxing citizens to vote in elections?
The Twenty-Fourth Amendment.
Does the fourth amendment apply to some or all electronic communications?
The 4th amendment to the US Constitution relates to "search and seizure." how this applies to the qustion that was asked is unclear. For a discussion of this amendment, see the below link:
Which amendment gives us the right to worship as you please?
Your freedom to worship is covered under your freedom of religion. The freedom of religion is described in the first amendment of the U.S constitution.
What law or amendment gave congress the right to pass taxes in US history?
Article I of the US Constitution gives Congress this power.
What are fourth amendment containers?
The fourth amendment to the US Constitution protects legal rights of citizens. It states that citizens cannot be subject to unreasonable searches for their papers and protects their privacy. Also no warrants can be issued for searches without probable cause.
What does the fourth amendment of the US Constitution protect?
US citizens are protected through provisions in the Bill of Rights from unreasonable behaviour by those granted authority over them; this being enshrined in the Constitution. The 4th amendment to the US Constitution makes explicit protections against seizure of person or property and stipulates proper procedure by which warrants for such may be issued.
On December 6 1865 the ratification of an amendment to the US Constitution was completed which amendment is it?
The Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution was adopted on December 6, 1865. It is the Amendment that abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.
What amendment to the US Constitution ended slavery and enforced labor in the United States?
In December of 1865, the US amended the US Constitution with the 13th amendment. This abolished slavery in the USA.
When was the fourth amendment made?
In the US constitution the first ten amendments were passed all at once as the Bill of Rights. All 27 Amendments have been ratified after two-thirds of the House and Senate approve of the proposal and send it to the states for a vote. Then, three-fourths of the states must affirm the proposed Amendment.
