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 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 grants the right to citizens "to be secure in their persons, house, papers, and effects. The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government from conducting "unreasonable searches and seizures. The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution which is basically about search and seizure. Amendment Four to the Constitution was ratified on December 15, 1791. It protects the American people from unreasonable searches and seizures. Rochester is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the county seat of Monroe County.