Search Me: Understanding the Fourth Amendment

Grade
9-12
Lesson Duration

by Catherine Hawke

Students will examine definitions and interpretations of the Fourth (4th) Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, read about and discuss the role of the Fourth Amendment in today’s society (home, cars, school, public places), and then consider the implications of everyday scenarios involving searches and seizures: https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/images/public_education/oah_searchme.pdf

 

 

Source

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/publications/insights/may_2011.html

A magazine for teachers of civics, government, history, and law, Insights on Law & Society is a publication of the American Bar Association.