Bill Of Rights In America

Do you know your rights as Americans? “those who don’t know their rights are the first to lose them because they aren’t paying attention” according to the Federalist papers only one in three Americans could name all the three branches of the United States government. Is it surprising that many people have no clue about the basic structure of the country’s government. The first ten amendments in the constitution is called the Bill of Rights. The basis of the Bill of Rights is to protect the basic human rights of the citizens of the United States. These amendments limit the power of the government to influence these basic human rights. Under the fourth amendment, unreasonable searches and seizures should not be executed upon citizens without …show more content…
Upon encountering illegal substances in plain view, an officer has the right to take the tenant into custody and issues charges accordingly. However, some exceptions apply to the fourth amendment. A government official has the right to legally search a person and make an arrest if he has reason to believe that the person poses dangers or engages in criminal activities. Furthermore, in emergencies, a government official has the right to enter a house without a warrant or consent from tenants because life is at risk. Moreover, in situations where the police is chasing a person, he has the right to thoroughly search the individual and upon encountering evidence, that officer has the right to charge that individual. A person who has the possession of someone else’s car and an officer searches the car and find illegal evidence, you will be charged even though the drug does not belong to you. Actual possession of the car proves actual ownership of the car and anything found in the car belongs to the actual driver at the actual time of the arrest. A government official upon the time of arrest, is required to read the Miranda Rights to the