Teaching an Amendment

7th Amendment

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 re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law

1.)     The 7th amendment states that to have a jury in a civil case, the case must involve at least $20.00. In other words, in order to a trial by jury in a federal court, the amount of money involved must exceed $20.00.
2.)     The purpose of this amendment is to make sure that a civil case isn't pointless. If there isn't at least $20.00 involved in the case, then there will not be a jury present: however, you can present it before a judge. It would be pointless to have a jury present if a decent amount of money isn't involved in the case. This amendment's other big thing is that everyone has the right to a fair trial with jury present.
3.)     Civil case doesn't involve criminal matters, and must be between two private parties, or between the government and a private party. Federal courts are established by the U.S. Constitution.
4.)    a. The 7th amendment was ratified in 1791. It was made because the King of England wouldn't allow trial by jury in the colonies. So when the colonists wrote the Declaration of Independence, they complained about it. That's why the right to a trial by jury is an amendment.
         b. All federal civil cases have the right to a trial by jury if the amount of money involved exceeds over $20.00
         c. Issues today would be that after the jury the decides, the judge cannot overrule that decision. So if a judge feels strongly about the matter, they cannot do anything about it after the jury has decided.