7th Amendment Acrostic Poem

A- Adds changes to the Constitution

M- Madison put it in the Bill of Rights

E- Extends the right to have a jury trial in civil cases

N- No one can set up their own court system

D- December 15, 1791 was when it was ratified

M- Money is decided on

E- Everyone is guaranteed this right

N- Not incorporated to states in the 14th Amendment

T- This type not heard anymore in federal court system

 

S- September 5th, 1789 was the year it became a law.

E- Exceed 20 dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved.

V- Voted for by 9 out of 12 states

E-Every jury must have at least 6 people

N- Nearly all the states have rights to civil jury in certain cases, which is what the 7th Amendment is.

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