Bell Ringers

Bell Ringer: The 4th Amendment and the Supreme Court

The 4th Amendment

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson discusses the 4th Amendment's provisions for privacy and for unreasonable searches and seizures during her confirmation hearing to be a Supreme Court justice.

Description

Responding to questions from Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson discusses the 4th Amendment's provisions for privacy and for unreasonable searches and seizures during her confirmation hearing to be a Supreme Court justice.

Bell Ringer Assignment

  • According to Senator Jon Ossoff, what was the U.S. Constitution a "renunciation" of? What did the document "establish?"
  • Based on the clip, what does the 4th Amendment protect? What does it limit?
  • What role has the Supreme Court played with respect to the 4th Amendment?
  • What does Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson mean when she says the court's role with respect to the 4th Amendment is "fact specific?" What examples does she provide?
  • According to Judge Jackson, what is meant by a "reasonable expectation of privacy?" How is this interpreted today, and what role does the Constitution play?
  • What two examples of the impact of changing technology on the interpretation of the 4th Amendment does Senator Ossoff provide? What does he say the court will need moving forward?

Additional Resources

Participants

    Vocabulary

    • 4th Amendment
    • Constitution
    • Judicial Review
    • Jurisprudence
    • Monarchism
    • Senate
    • Supreme Court
    • Tyranny
    • Warrant

    Topics

    Constitutional FoundationJudicial BranchLegislative Branch

    Grades

    Middle SchoolHigh SchoolUniversity