Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Amendment VII

"In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law."

This amendment grants those accused of a crime the right to a jury, a group of unbiased peers who listen to the evidence presented to the judge and themselves and use that information to decide whether a person is innocent or guilty of the accused crime. This gives the accused the right to be judged by unbiased people rather than being sentenced by their accusers or being unfairly judged. 

This first image reflects on the importance of a fair trial by implying that Moussaoui's trial should have been rigged by the man on the right. Despite how people feel about a convicted person and regardless of their crimes, every American citizens has the right to a fair trial.


This little comic shows how the first line of the amendment works. If you were to sue another person you would need to sue them for an amount over $20, unlike this gentleman, who only sued for $15.

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