4th Amendment Simplified. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated.The Fourth Amendment prohibits the United States government from conducting "unreasonable searches and seizures. Fourth Amendment found easy acceptance in the Supreme Court30 and that acceptance controlled decision in numerous cases. The 4th Amendment of the US Constitution protects citizens from searches without a warrant. In this session, students will examine the historical context and the drafting of the Fourth Amendment. But cracks in the Fourth Amendment have weakened our personal security. The Fourth Amendment is among the first ten amendments that make up "The Bill of Rights". Its meaning is to protect against arbitrary arrests. There are direct parallels between protected communications technologies used at the time of the Framing and today's.