Explain why the Fourth Amendment is so important to individual citizens?

What will be an ideal response?


The Fourth Amendment is the provision of the Constitution that stands most directly between the
individual citizen and the police. This amendment forbids “unreasonable” searches and seizures and
requires the existence of “probable cause” before warrants may be issued or a search or seizure may
take place. Warrants are required to describe the subject of their search with “particularity.” Requiring
probable cause to search or seize attempts to limit the ability of the police to interfere at will in the lives of
individual citizens. Instead, they must have some reasonable amount of evidence that the person has
engaged in criminal activity.

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What will be an ideal response?

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