, ▁shall ▁we ▁be ▁stronger , ▁" when ▁we ▁are ▁totally ▁dis ar med , ▁and ▁when ▁a ▁British ▁Guard ▁shall ▁be ▁station ed ▁in ▁every ▁house ?" ▁ ▁The ▁Third ▁Am end ment ▁( 1 7 9 1 ) ▁prohib its ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁from ▁forcing ▁individuals ▁to ▁provide ▁lod ging ▁to ▁soldiers ▁in ▁their ▁homes ▁during ▁pe ac etime ▁without ▁their ▁consent . ▁ ▁Request ed ▁by ▁several ▁states ▁during ▁the ▁Constitution al ▁rat ification ▁deb ates , ▁the ▁am end ment ▁reflected ▁the ▁ling ering ▁res ent ment ▁over ▁the ▁Qu arter ing ▁Act s ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Parliament ▁during ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁War , ▁which ▁had ▁allowed ▁British ▁soldiers ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁private ▁homes ▁for ▁their ▁own ▁use . ▁ ▁Saf egu ards ▁of ▁justice ▁( Am end ments ▁ 4 , ▁ 5 , ▁ 6 , ▁ 7 , ▁and ▁ 8 ) ▁The ▁Four th ▁Am end ment ▁( 1 7 9 1 ) ▁protect s ▁people ▁against ▁un reason able ▁searches ▁and ▁se iz ures ▁of ▁either ▁self ▁or ▁property ▁by ▁government ▁officials . ▁A ▁search ▁can ▁mean ▁everything ▁from ▁a ▁fr isk ing ▁by ▁a ▁police ▁officer ▁or ▁to ▁a ▁demand ▁for ▁a ▁blood ▁test ▁to ▁a ▁search ▁of ▁an ▁individual ' s ▁home ▁or ▁car . ▁A ▁se iz ure ▁occurs ▁when ▁the ▁government ▁takes ▁control ▁of ▁an ▁individual ▁or ▁something ▁in ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁possession . ▁Items ▁that ▁are ▁seized ▁often ▁are ▁used ▁as ▁evidence ▁when ▁the ▁individual ▁is ▁charged ▁with