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.
If you are confused by what each line means, here are some good explanations to make the Seventh Amendment easier to understand:
“In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved”:
Defined: When the Seventh Amendment was written in the 1700's, $20 was considered a lot of money. Today, any disputes that involve amounts less than $75000 will not be handled in a federal court.
“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”:
Defined: It is against United States law to setting up your own court system. If a person goes to court, he will always go to a court recognized by the government. These courts are often city, country, state, or national courts.
Below here is a video of people actually signing a petition to repeal; some of their rights.
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