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The Bill of Rights. AGENDA April 9, 2013. Today’s topics Taking care of each other Bill of Rights: 6 th Amendment Applying the 4 th Amendment: Search & Seizure Homework Complete analysis of 6 th Amendment (Apply/Critique) Chapter 13: Read + Glossary terms.
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AGENDAApril 9, 2013 Today’s topics Taking care of each other Bill of Rights: 6th Amendment Applying the 4th Amendment: Search & Seizure Homework Complete analysis of 6th Amendment (Apply/Critique) Chapter 13: Read + Glossary terms
Learning Goals Understand the civil liberties guaranteed by the Bill of Rights • Describe, apply and critique key rights outlined in the Bill of Rights
Applying the 4th Amendment:Search & Seizure “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” • When can the government search your home or your effects? • What is a “search warrant”? What is “probable cause”? • What happens if the government conducts an illegal search?
A person is driving their car… …with a broken taillight. Do you think the police can do a… Pat down search Personal search (empty their pockets) Trunk search Interior search Inventory search
A person is driving their car… …with a broken taillight, and then the police officer smells marijuana. Do you think the police can do a… Pat down search Personal search (empty their pockets) Trunk search Interior search Inventory search
A person is home when a police officer comes to their house… …in “hot pursuit” of a fleeing suspect. Can the police enter and/or search the home?
A person is home when a police officer comes to their door… …with a warrant. Can the police enter and/or search the home?
A person is homewhen the police come to the door… …without a warrant, but they see contraband through a window or an open door. Can the police enter and/or search the home?
A person is homewhen the police come to the door… …without a warrant, but a roommate grants them permission to search another roomate’s bedroom. Can the police enter and/or search the home?
A person is homewhen the police come to the door… …without a warrant, but their parent/guardian grants permission to search their room. Can the police enter and/or search the home? …without a warrant, but their spouse grants permission to search their room. …without a warrant, but a minor child grants permission to search a bedroom. …without a warrant, but their POSSLQ grants permission to search their room.
Can the police use infrared / thermal imaging technology to look at your house without a warrant?
A student is at a public school and school authorities want to… …search their locker for contraband. …search every student’s locker in the entire school. …search a student’s backpack after a teacher sees that student in a restroom, then enters the restroom and smells smoke. …take drug-sniffing dogs through all areas in the school with student lockers. …take drug-sniffing dogs through the student parking lot. …require UA before a student can play on the school football team. …require UA before a student can play cello in the school band. …strip search a middle school student suspected of possessing over-the-counter medicine.
Homework Before you leave • Pick up your belongings & any trash • Straighten up your area Homework • Complete analysis of 6th Amendment (Apply/Critique) • Chapter 13: Read + Glossary terms