The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated. Fourth Amendment found easy acceptance in the Supreme Court30 and that acceptance controlled decision in numerous cases.In this session, students will examine the historical context and the drafting of the Fourth Amendment. The Fourth Amendment protects us from unreasonable search and seizures of our person, our house, our papers, and our effects. But cracks in the Fourth Amendment have weakened our personal security. The Supreme Court usually considers Fourth Amendment cases starting with a basic question, "Was there a search or a seizure? Such a search is known as a stop and frisk or a Terry Stop. The term "Terry Stop" comes from the 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case Terry v. Ohio. The Supreme Court could emphasize the need for lower courts to give more deference to the word "unreasonable" in the Fourth Amendment.