Basics of The Seventh Amendment
this founding father, federalist, writer of the Constitution and former President of the United States was the one who incorporated the seventh amendment into the bill of rights
Who is James Madison? James Madison was the writer of the Constitution, including the Bill of Rights. The bill of rights was later added to the Constitution as a compromise for the Anti-Federalists and Federalists.
The 7th amendment concerns these type of court cases
What are civil cases? Criminal cases are elaborated on and protected by the sixth amendment.
Trial by jury is an individual right given to citizens due to this amendment. However, the majorly important figure in the court is who?
Who is a judge? The reason this a limit is because even though the right to trial by jury is what is granted in the 7th amendment, it is usually the judge who makes the final decision, regardless of the jury's verdict.
The $20 clause wasn't incorporated into the Bill of Rights by the Supreme Court
What is TRUE? Because of different circumstances, the lowest amount of money that someone can sue in a civil case is $75,000 to be heard i a federal court.
A jury is made up of _______ number of people.
What is 12? In a trial by jury, there are 12 jury members present.
a section of the Bill of Rights that guarantees a jury trial for civil cases in the federal courts.
What is the seventh amendment?
This was the least amount of money that someone can sue for in a civil case when it was originally written
What is $20 When the bill of rights were originally written, it was during a time when $20 was a large amount of money.
If a case is deemed this, the seventh amendment could not protect you.
What is a criminal case? The sixth amendment protects criminal cases.
TRUE OR FALSE: The seventh amendment also gives everyone in a civil trial by jury the right to a lawyer and/or attorney
What is FALSE The right to lawyer is given in the sixth amendment, which has to do with criminal cases.
Examples of civil cases are: ____________, _____________, ___________,______________,__________,____________, etc. ( Name at least two)
What are divorce, child support, child custody, personal injury, contract violations, and/or property damage. A civil case settles a personal or business conflict when an individual or group feels wronged by a defendant or cannot come to an agreement on an existing legal matter.
James Madison added the 7th amendment to the Bill of Rights because people were afraid that ___________ would be too powerful and wouldn't be fair.
Who are Judges?
the right to jury trial is guaranteed in these kinds of courts
What are federal courts? It is stated in the 7th amendment that the right to a civil jury trial is promised in federal courts.
True or False: every court, whether it is a federal or state court, must hold a civil jury trial.
What is FALSE? The U.S. Supreme Court has required states to protect almost every other right in the Bill of Rights, such as the right to criminal jury trial, but the Court has not required states to hold civil jury trials. Only federal courts have this requirement.
The case _______ made the supreme court decide that corporation are protected by the 7th amendment as well.
The seventh amendment was ratified in 1791 on this month and day.
What is December 15?
what are the two clauses of the 7th amendment?
What is the Preservation and Re-examination clause? The Preservation clause states that the amount being disputed over must exceed 20 dollars to receive civil jury. While the Re-examination clause prevents the judges from overturning the verdicts of such juries.
In a civil case, plaintiffs can't sue these people; there are immune from suit.
What is the government? The government has immunity and may not be sued unless it has waived its immunity or consented to suit.
The ______________ is the person or group being sued.
Who is the defendant? The defendant is being sued while the plaintiff is the one suing them.
How was it passed?
By Madison Proposing it to congress on June 8, 1789, to which congress revised and passed to the states on september 28, 1789?