Definition:

             The fourth amendment is the Right to Privacy. In the Amendment is says; "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."

              It means you have the right to have privacy, it protects your person, also you have the right to have an abortion it you are so many weeks pregnant. An officer can not go into your home and search it without a warrant that has been signed by a judge.
           

          History of the 4th Amendment:

       The fourth amendment was added to the Consitution on December 15, 1791. It protects peoples privacy form other people. In 1765, the case Entick vs Carrington was a case that helped create the 4th amendment. Royal representatives broke into Entick's home and took personal items including, personal papers and documents. Their orders came from Lord Halifax, who was trying to find something to get him into jail. Entick charged that the charge had been unlawfully conducted, the court also agreed with him and a law was made.