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Group 4

**//The Fourth Amendment//** "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."

//**Reasonable Suspicion**// Reasonable suspicion is a legal standard of proof in United States law that is less than probable cause, the legal standard for arrests and warrants, but more than a "suspicion or 'hunch' ." If police have reasonable suspicion that a person they have stopped may be armed, they may "frisk" the person for weapons, but not for contraband like drugs. Reasonable suspicion is evaluated using the "reasonable person" or "reasonable officer" standard, in which said person in the same circumstances could reasonably believe a person has been, is, or is about to be engaged in criminal activity; it depends upon the totality of circumstances, and can result from a combination of particular facts, even if each is individually innocuous. //Reasonable Suspicion//. July 9, 2011 [].

Survey Questions:
 * 1) Can the principal search your locker?
 * 2) The Hill Stop tells the tribal police that a young teenager just grabbed a pack of cigarettes from the counter and took off. A police officer sees you walking to the post office, can he search your backpack?
 * 3) I smell smoke in the boys' restroom. I walk in and find that Joe is the only person in there, can I make him empty his pockets?
 * 4) Housing calls the tribal police and tells them that there is a loud party at your house. When the police arrive, they ask to come in to check for alcohol. Do you have to let them search your house?

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