Section 2: The Fourth Amendment: Your Right to Be Secure Chapter 13: Supreme Court Cases

MAIN IDEA The Fourth Amendment guarantees your right to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures —in other words, it guarantees that you have rights to some sorts of privacy. As with First Amendment rights, Fourth Amendment rights are not absolute and are subject to judicial interpretation. In this cyber age, protection of these rights is perhaps more important than ever. The Fourth Amendment: Your Right To Be Secure

Focus Questions 1.What is important about the Caballes decision? 2.Define search, seize, and search warrant. 3.Why is the Katz v U.S.A. ruling important? 4.When are “warrantless” searches allowed? 5.Explain two important supreme court rulings concerning the searches of homes. 6.What is a “Terry Stop”? 7.What is and isn’t allowed when searching a person’s body? 8.What are the laws concerning private communications? The Fourth Amendment: Your Right To Be Secure