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    The document discusses the importance of jury duty in the American judicial system. It notes that the jury is an integral part of the judicial system as outlined in the Bill of Rights, with jurors determining guilt or innocence based on the facts of a case. Serving on a jury is an important civic duty that upholds justice and law and order while also providing a check on governmental power. It allows citizens to participate directly in governance and gives them a deeper understanding of how the justice system works, with the jury serving as the voice of the people.

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    Importance of Jury Duty

    The American Judicial system is among the three branches of the American

    Government. The judicial system comprises of two tiers where every state has its own judicial

    system also known as the state courts while the United States has its own court known as the

    federal court. In the American constitution under the Bill of Rights, the jury forms crucial part of

    the judicial system in any civil or criminal case. The jury comprises of at least twelve men and

    women of sound mind .However, if the case goes on for over two months then the number of

    jurors is fifteen .The role of the jury in any case is to bring out the facts and to determine whether

    a person is guilty or innocent rest on the facts of the case. The jury also helps in breaking the

    excessive power of the government or the absolute power of one person. The judge’s role is to

    adjudicate and interpret the law. The value of serving in a jury is mainly honor to a civic duty

    with the aim of helping to maintain law and order as well as uphold justice for the American

    citizen (Jonakait, pp. 15).

    The participation of citizens in the judicial process is a right to every citizen in a

    democratic country. Therefore, serving in the jury makes the jurors as individuals personally

    responsible in taking part in governance with the sole aim of impacting the society by delivering

    free and fair verdicts. In more depth, the jurors get a deeper understanding of how the justice
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    system works .The jury , in simpler terms is the voice of the people in the justice system as it

    provides a checks and balance equilibrium in the justice system (Motomura, pp.1520). The jury

    therefore is an integral part of the American judicial system.


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    Works Cited

    Jonakait, Randolph N. “Overview.” The American Jury System, Yale University Press, New

    Haven; London, 2003, pp. 1–17. 

    Motomura, Amy R. “The American Jury: Can Noncitizens Still Be Excluded?” Stanford Law

    Review, vol. 64, no. 6, 2012, pp. 1503–1550.

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