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 to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government from conducting unreasonable searches and seizures.The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It spells out Americans' rights in relation to their government. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion. A court order or exigent circumstances, in compliance with the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution. —In the early days of the automobile, the Court created an exception for searches of vehicles, holding in Carroll v. The first ten amendments to the Constitution gave citizens more confidence in the new government and contain many of today's Americans' most valued freedoms.