Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: Fourth Amendment
Detailed explanation of the 4th Amendment and links to related resources including a number of news articles, video and timelines.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: National Security and Freedom
In-depth and comprehensive learning activity in which students analyze the debate surrounding the Patriot Act and apply constitutional reasoning to formulate opinions about the balance between national security and right to privacy....
National Constitution Center
National Constitution Center: Interactive Constitution: Search and Seizure
Provides the text to the Fourth Amendment with further explanation about unreasonable searches and seizures.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Classroom: Right Against Unreasonable Search and Seizure
Check out this interactive timeline of the right against unreasonable search and seizures in the United States.
US National Archives
National Archives: Search Warrants and the 4th Amendment
Examine an actual search warrant to see the 4th Amendment in action. Students will decide whether the warrant meets the standards of the 4th amendment.
Other
Us Courts: Fourth Amendment Activities
Activities for the classroom on the 4th Amendment in which students apply landmark Supreme Court cases to contemporary scenarios related to search and seizure issues at school, in the car, and the home. With lesson plan and links to...
US National Archives
Docs Teach: Search Warrants and the 4th Amendment
In this activity, learners will analyze a search warrant and decide whether or not it fulfills all of the necessary requirements by the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Illustrated Bill of Rights
For elementary students, an easy to understand illustrated explanation of the Bill of Rights is offered.
PBS
Pbs: p.o.v.: Larry v. Lockney (A Case About Mandatory Drug Testing)
What happens in a small Texas town when a father decides to challenge a school board decision about mandatory drug testing for junior and senior high-school students? P.O.V., the documentary series that airs on PBS, answers this question...
Other
Justia: u.s. Supreme Court Center: Cases and Opinions: Search and Seizure
A comprehensive overview of the Fourth Amendment, on the legality of searches and seizures of persons or property, makes note of Supreme Court rulings on the subject of unreasonable searches and searches.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Government and Constitution: 4th Amendment
Short, simple summary with the full text of the 4th amendment of the Bill of Rights stating that a person or their property cannot be searched unless there is "probable cause" that a crime has been committed.