The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated. Constitution, and the 4th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, applies to parole and probation revocation hearings.The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned. Standing Army; Military Subordinate to Civil Power It breaks with the broad purpose behind the Fourth Amendment, which is to make us secure in our property. This workshop will discuss the reasons why a contract is a legally enforceable promise and how to enforce or defend it if it is broken. Amendment Four to the Constitution was ratified on December 15, 1791. It protects the American people from unreasonable searches and seizures. The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees the right to be free from warrantless searches and seizures absent limited exceptions. Scene (creche) in a city's Christmas display; in 1989, in Allegheny.