Discuss the significance of the Seventh Amendment

What will be an ideal response?


Whereas the Sixth Amendment guarantees a jury trial for all criminal proceedings, the Seventh Amendment extends this right to federal civil proceedings (suits at common law) involving more than $20 (which was a large sum when the Bill of Rights was passed in 1791).

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Additional evidence that is obtained as a result of an initial illegal search is known as _______of the poisonous tree and also excluded from use at trial

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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If an inmate is sentenced to death under a federal statute, what method of execution is used?

A. electrocution B. lethal injection C. lethal gas D. the method used in the state in which the execution will be carried out

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Which of the following is not a form of physical abuse?

A) Sexual humiliation. B) Striking acts. C) Throwing of property. D) Physical violence.

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The text states that “as America ages and mandatory sentences and other such laws lengthen sentences, correctional populations are graying.” What are the four collateral consequences that derive from that fact?

What will be an ideal response?

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