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3 Umbrellas and 4th Amendment Search Protection

Posted By Jennifer Bloom On October 27, 2015 @ 12:45 pm In | No Comments

Three sizes of umbrellas (golf, regular, cocktail) are used to categorize search scenarios, asking students to use search analysis questions: (1) Is there a recognized expectation of privacy and (2) What is the government’s need for the information? After students are skilled at asking these questions, they are better equipped to apply exceptions and analyze emerging 4th Amendment issues.

Lesson includes several options of engaging strategies.

3 Umbrellas and 4th Amendment Search Protections Lesson [1] (PDF)

3 Umbrellas and 4th Amendment Search Protections [2] (word document)

Umbrellas of Protection Provided by 4th Amendment Chart [3] (PDF)

Application Case Study

Fish House Case Study [4]

Fish House Case Study Script [5]

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[1] 3 Umbrellas and 4th Amendment Search Protections Lesson: http://teachingcivics.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/3-Umbrellas-and-4th-Amendment-Search-Protections-Lesson-.pdf

[2] 3 Umbrellas and 4th Amendment Search Protections: http://teachingcivics.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/3-Umbrellas-and-4th-Amendment-Search-Protections.docx

[3] Umbrellas of Protection Provided by 4th Amendment Chart: http://teachingcivics.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Umbrellas-of-Protection-Provided-by-4th-Amendment-Chart.pdf

[4] Fish House Case Study: http://teachingcivics.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Fish-House-Case-Study.pdf

[5] Fish House Case Study Script: http://teachingcivics.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Fish-House-Case-Study-Script.docx

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