Fact Pattern 4-2
Wally, a law school student, is an intern for Rebecca, an assistant professor who is attempting to get tenure at Imperial Law School in part by getting an article published on the right to a jury trial. Rebecca asks Wally to explain to her the right to a jury trial under the U. S. Constitution as applied to jury trials involving state law.
-Refer to fact pattern 4-2. Which of the following sections of the U.S.Constitution should Wally reference when discussing the matter of the right to a jury trial with Rebecca?

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The right to a jury trial is guaranteed by the Seventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in federal civil cases, and it has been incorporated to apply to state civil cases through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Therefore, Wally should reference the Seventh Amendment when discussing the matter of the right to a jury trial with Rebecca.

Fact Pattern 4-2 Wally, a Law School Student, Is an Intern for Rebecca