1984 Fourth Amendment Essay

The novel “1984” by George Orwell, is about an individual named Winston Smith who is a low-ranked member of the ruling Party in London, in the nation of Oceania. The Party controls everything in Oceania and is led by an individual known as Big Brother. Diversity in Oceania is not tolerated, because every individual is expected to act the same and abide to the rules and regulations the Party established. When it comes to the United States Constitution, most of us will readily agree that it was created to establish America’s national government and fundamental laws. As well as guarantee certain basic rights to citizens. There are several rights guaranteed in our constitution that help create a free and democratic society, however, they are non-existent …show more content…
The authorities cannot search someone’s body, house, papers, or effects without having a good reason. Also the authorities cannot take anything from someone without a good reason. The only way a search can take place is if an officer has a good reason to believe that an individual has broken the law, therefore, he or she has the authority and right to search the individual. In addition, when it comes to searching an individual’s house a warrant must be attained by an officer before proceeding because without it they cannot gain access inside an individual’s house. This amendment protects the privacy of citizens and allows citizens the right to tell authorities no when it comes to unreasonable searches of personal belongings. Also it does not allow too many misconduct searches to take place since citizens have the right to say no. It helps establish boundaries on authorities, since they cannot invade an individual’s privacy and search their belongings whenever they want. Both citizens and authorities abide to the amendment and respect it since it protects each side for the greater good of one