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Amendments to the US Constitution, Question:
Amendment VII states: "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." What does this mean?
Answer:
The seventh amendment deals with property lawsuits. It says if the suit deals with any amount over twenty dollars then you can have a trial by jury. (This figure has been moved upwards to keep pace with inflation. The Federal Government now sets the figure at $75,000.) The seventh amendment also states that you cannot set up your own court system. Only governments can do so.