The Fourth Amendment prohibits the United States government from conducting "unreasonable searches and seizures. Some state courts have begun to construe state constitutional provisions as providing greater protections than the U.S. Constitution.The Fourth Amendment protects you from unreasonable searches and seizures. Maryland law helps to set out the specific conditions that must be met for a search. 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 4th Amendment protects Americans from arbitrary arrest and unreasonable search and seizure, rights that had been violated under British rule. 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.