The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated. Give out the page with the text of the Fourth Amendment at the start of the class, and give out the other supplemental handouts as you go along.This Fourth Amendment to Disposition and Development Agreement ("Fourth. Amendment Four to the Constitution was ratified on December 15, 1791. It protects the American people from unreasonable searches and seizures. They are no less deserving of the Constitution's protections than anyone else. Like the First and the Fourth Amendment, the Second. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW IN THE UNITED STATES 224–25 (3d ed. 1898). The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the use of excessive force in the course of an arrest, investigatory stop, or other seizure. The Massachusetts convention also ratified the Constitution with an attached list of proposed amendments.