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Seventh Amendment

In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of common law.

by Jenny

This means that any person can demand a jury trial. If they are American, African American, Spanish, Chinese, or any other race, they still have that right. For example, if a person ows someone in your family money, and you suspect them, and have evidence that they owe him/her, the government can hold a trial. If their problem is very serious, it will be re-examined.

My stamp commemorates amendment seven. It shows a courtroom with two people, and a judge in the background. Both of them, and many, many other races all have the right to demand a jury trial.

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