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.In this session, students will examine the historical context and the drafting of the Fourth Amendment. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated. That's why the Fourth Amendment protects "persons" from unreasonable searches and seizures. The People of this State have the sole and exclusive right of regulating the internal government and police thereof, as a free, sovereign and independent State. The Fourth Amendment provides a variety of important rights relevant to criminal prosecutions and defenses. It protects against arbitrary arrests. The Fourth Amendment protects property rights however. This Fourth Amendment activity raises the same question as in the landmark Supreme Court case New Jersey v.