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 requires that the search warrant specify the places to be searched and the things to be seized.The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects against arbitrary searches and seizures of people and their property, even in this expanded border area. The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects citizens of the United States from illegal search and seizure. The initial question is whether tire chalking is even a Fourth Amendment "search" in the first place. No other ex ceptions to the warrant requirement can salvage San. Diego's tire-chalking scheme, either. The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects Americans from random and arbitrary stops and searches. Amendment Four to the Constitution was ratified on December 15, 1791. It protects the American people from unreasonable searches and seizures.