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The Third & Fourth Amendments : an illustrated history
"Are the third and fourth amendments relevant today? We no longer fear having soldiers living in our houses and we accept that search warrants are not issued without probable cause. But the third amendment addressed the Founders' underlying fear of creating a standing army, seeing it as a...
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| Language: | English |
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Tempe, AZ :
Constitution Press,
2017.
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"Are the third and fourth amendments relevant today? We no longer fear having soldiers living in our houses and we accept that search warrants are not issued without probable cause. But the third amendment addressed the Founders' underlying fear of creating a standing army, seeing it as a potential threat to democracy, and the fourth amendment attempted to restrict broad, non-specific searches. As the world's supreme military power, we obviously overcame the former fear, and the Supreme Court has created so many exceptions to the latter that the original intent has been hollowed out. The journey of the meaning, history, and interpretation of the third and fourth amendments, from 1791 to today, is recounted here. "--Page [4] of cover. |
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"Originally published in the United States as chapters in Bills, quills, and stills: an annotated, illustrated, and illuminated history of the Bill of Rights"--Title page verso. |
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55 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-55). |
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9781945682049 1945682043 |