Seventh Amendment

“In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved”: When the Seventh Amendment was written in the 1700s, $20 was considered a lot of money. Today, any disputes that involve amounts less than $75000 will not be handled in a federal court.

• 8th Amendment
• 12th Amendment
• 7th Amendment
• 1st Amendment

What's the seventh amendment?

• freedom of speech

• provides that civil cases also be tried by jury (trial by jury)

• the right to remain silent

Seventh amendment

• Any rights not given to federal government are given to the states and people.

• Trial by jury in Civil suits where money exceeds 20 dollars.

• Right to bare arms

• Religion, Speech , Press, Assembly, Petition