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Explain the Fourth Amendment and the challenges it faces in the post 9/11 
era.When and why was the Department of Homeland Security created? What is its 
mission? What do you believe is the most challenging issue the Department of 
Homeland Security faces?What are some leadership responsibilities of the police in preparing a community 
for the possibility of a terrorist attack? How would police carry out their 
duties?

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Explain the Fourth Amendment and the challenges it faces in the post 9/11 era. 
The 4
th
 Amendment came into being as a part to the Bill of Rights and this Amendment 
ensures the right of the American populace not to be subjected to unreasonable searches and 
seizures and it makes sure that the right of the Americans to remain secure in their persons, 
houses, and papers is protected (“Fourth Amendment”, n.d.). But after the attacks of September 
11, 2001, there have been massive changes made to the laws of the land and due to the 
emergence of these new genres of laws the effectiveness of the 4
th
 Amendment has been 
diminished. The primary challenge that the 4
th
 Amendment is facing after the 9/11 attack is the 
passing of the Patriot Act which the Congress passed after the deadly and devastating terrorist 
attacks of the 9/11 enabling “federal agents to write their own search warrants in violation of the 
Fourth Amendment and does away with the FISA-issued search warrant requirement” (Nimmo, 
2013). It is now being considered by the majority of the American populace that the right to 
protect one’s privacy is a fundamental right and to uphold the 4
th
 Amendment is also very much 
constitutional but such they are of the opinion that in order to carry on with the war against 
terrorism the U.S. government is actually curbing some of the fundamental rights of the U.S. 
citizens. It is a fact that for the sake of ensuring the protection of the country from the menacing 
attacks of the terrorists “In recent years, law enforcement is using new technologies like global 
positioning systems and video surveillance” (“The Constitution Today: Fourth Amendment”, 
2011) and this in turn is threatening the existence of the 4
th
 Amendment.   
(280 words)
References 
The Constitution Today: Fourth Amendment. (2011). Retrieved April 5, 2013, from 
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-11-02/constitution-today-fourth-amendment 
Fourth Amendment. (n.d.). Retrieved April 5, 2013, from 
http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/fourth_amendment 
Nimmo, K. (2013). It’s Official,

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