Amendment VII

AMENDMENT VII

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.

In modern day times, you are not allowed to go to federal court for amounts under $75,000, as opposed to the $20 amount in the constitution.  This amendment also clarifies that a person cannot set up their own court system, the court must be recognized by the government.

Media:

This political cartoon illustrates the requirement by the 7th amendment to have a trial by jury, and emphasizes that the courts must be recognized by the government and proceed with the rules of common law.