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QuizMultiple Choice

Constitutional Law and Private Security

Question 5 • Introduction to Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security

Why was the issue of searching a person’s property so important in the time before the American Revolution?

Answer
A
People have always had trouble with searches.
B
There was much theft occurring before the Revolution and unjustified search was the only way to re-claim goods.
C
After the Revolution, American soldiers searched residences for traitors.
D
Before the Revolution, the British often subjected American citizens to unjustified searches.
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