The Fourth Amendment guards against unreasonable searches and seizures, along with requiring any warrant to be judicially sanctioned and supported by probable cause. It was adopted as a response to the abuse of the writ of assistance, which is a type of general search warrant, in the American Revolution.
The Fourth Amendment protects against unjustified searches and seizures, along with mandating that any search warrant be legally sanctioned and predicated on reasonable evidence. It was established as a countermeasure to the abuse of the writ of assistance, a type of broad search warrant, in the context of the American Revolution.