Debates over the scope of unreasonable searches and seizures sparked the American Revolution as we'll learn in a moment. After completing the Ranking activity, create a 1-2 sentence statement about what you believe about what would qualify as a "reasonable expectation of privacy.Citizens in our democracy are guaranteed self-expression under the 1st and 4th Amendments of the United. In this session, students will examine the historical context and the drafting of the Fourth Amendment. Fourth Amendment does protect you in school, but at a much lower threshold than would be the case for adults in the "real world. The Fourth Amendment prohibits the United States government from conducting "unreasonable searches and seizures. The Fourth Amendment protects us from unreasonable search and seizures of our person, our house, our papers, and our effects. NACDL's Fourth Amendment Center offers direct assistance to defense lawyers handling cases involving new surveillance tools, technologies and tactics. A case pending in the Supreme Court of the United States will give that Court another opportunity to simplify what has become a complicated issue. T.L.O, the key case in constitutional law establishing that students possess a limited Fourth Amendment right in schools.