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 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 guarantees that people are secure from unreasonable searches and seizures. The Fourth Amendment prohibits the United States government from conducting "unreasonable searches and seizures. So far, except in a few limited. 191. —In the early days of the automobile, the Court created an exception for searches of vehicles, holding in Carroll v. The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government from conducting unreasonable searches and seizures. McDonnell points out that the Fourth Amendment's. Contributions to the American Civil Liberties Union are not tax deductible. California, 551 U.S. __, 127 S. Ct. 2400 (2007).