Curated OER
Search And Seizure In Washington
Young scholars identify legal requirements of searches conducted with and without a warrant, and identify the legal standard for conducting searches in public schools.
Curated OER
Civics: It's My Locker!
Students examine in a simulation based on the Fourth Amendment where a principal wants to search two student lockers. After discussing the situation, they survey a case, T.L.O. v. New Jersey in which the court held that schools have to...
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.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: How Federal Grand Juries Work
An overview of the procedures of Grand juries and the history behind them is given in this article on NPR. A great glossary of Grand jury terms is provided along with a link to download the Federal Grand Jury handbook.
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.