The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
What the fourth Amendment is saying, or what I believe it is saying, is that us as citizens are secure in our house from unwanted or unlawful searches. If police or other officials do have a warrant with probable cause, they can however, search your home and items of yours seized. I believe this also pertains to your vehicles and cars as well as yourself, such as getting pulled over or in airports. Search warrants are usually very specific, but also easy to get. These warrants are specific and if there is suspicion of a stolen car, the police cannot check your bedroom, because a car is usually not going to fit in your bedroom.
This political cartoon is shown to portray your fourth amendment right to civil liberties. The last few years, there has been many times where the government were trying to spy on citizens or make it easier to spy on citizens. One example is of the FBI wanting Apple to unlock a suspect's Iphone so they can search it. Apple declined, most in part because if they do that for him, they would be allowing this to happen for many others, not just a suspect in a case.
Fourth Amendment Origin Video
The above link, is a link to a video from Time. It explains not only the Fourth Amendment, but why the Fourth Amendment came to be.
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