1. Know the Fourth Amendment protections and the historical background of the Fourth Amendment.

2. State the significance of Katz v. United States in the development of the Fourth Amendment.

3. Explain why there is no constitutionally protected expectation of privacy in conversations with an informant or undercover officer even when conducted in the home.

4. Identify the requirements for a plain view search.

5. Explain the difference between curtilage and open fields and the factors to consider in determining whether an area is curtilage or open fields. Compare the expectation of privacy for curtilagewith the expectation of privacy for open fields.

6. Know whether curtilage has an expectation of privacy from aerial surveillance.

7. State why a lesser expectation of privacy attaches to public places, businesses, and abandoned property.

8. Explain the difference between “show of authority” seizures, physical seizures, and encounters.