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The Fourth Amendment guards against “unreasonable searches and seizures” and requires “probable cause” to obtain a warrant. The founders were particularly sensitive on this question because the king of England had had the right to order the homes of his subjects searched without cause, looking for any evidence of criminal activity. For the most part this amendment has been interpreted by the Court to mean that a person’s home is private and cannot be invaded by police without a warrant, obtainable only if they have very good reason to think that criminal evidence lies within.