Identify and describe the balance of values at the heart of the United States
law
Description
1. Identify and describe the balance of values at the heart of the United States’ constitutional democracy and explain how and why that balance is flexible. 2. Compare the trespass doctrine with the privacy doctrine in defining Fourth Amendment searches. 3. Identify the three possible alternatives for applying the Fourth Amendment to stops and frisks. State which alternative was adopted by the U.S. Supreme Court and explain why the Court made this decision. 4. List the facts an officer can take into account in building probable cause. What use can an officer make of hearsay to prevent someone’s ability to come and go as he or she pleases? 5. Identify and provide details about the three elements of arrest warrants that satisfy the requirements of the Fourth Amendment warrant clause.
