Jury in American Society

Jury in American Society
	THE AMERICAN JURY BULWARK OF DEMOCRACY		About the Project Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago Chicago Historical Society National Endowment for the Humanities
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Lessons and Activities Jury Trials for the Classroom Resources from the Chicago Historical Society Web Resources Print Resources Site Index HISTORY AND PURPOSE Origins of the American Jury Formation of the American Jury STRUCTURE Introduction to Trial by Jury Grand Jury Right of the Accused to Trial by Jury Jury Selection: Voir Dire Jury of One's Peers Jury Deliberation ISSUES Evidence Jury Nullification Jury Trials and the Media Jury Damage Awards Comparative Jury Systems FUTURE Jury in American Society Jury Reform Future of the American Jury		The jury system depends on the participation and attitudes of citizens. With four to five million Americans being called to jury service each year, how the jury is perceived becomes increasingly important. What do Americans think about the jury? Are their perceptions mostly determined by the news media, entertainment sources, or their own experiences with been called for jury service and serving on a jury? This section of "The American Jury" provides lessons and resources for understanding how the jury system is perceived past and present-by famous observers from here and abroad, by those who have never been called, and by those who have actually served. It also includes selected print and video resources that help students explore their own perceptions and perspectives on the jury's role in American life.		LIST OF LESSONS Classroom Worksheets for 12 Angry Men A People's Voice on the American Jury System and the Twelve Angry Men Who Inspired It SELECTED VIDEO RESOURCES 12 Angry Men (1957) CBS Reports. Enter the Jury Room [April 16, 1997], Tel: 800/542-5621. LINKS TO RELEVANT SITES Perceptions of the U.S. Justice System: Jury Duty Perceptions of the U.S. Justice System: Attitudes about the Jury System Jurors' Trust in Police Erodes in Light of Diallo and Louima
		LIST OF PRIN RESOURCES De Tocqueville, Alexis. "What Tempers the Tyranny of the Majority in the United States," Democracy in America (1969), Part II, Chapter 8, pp. 270-276. Elshtain, Jean Bethke. "Democracy's Precarious Present," Democracy on Trial (1995), pp. 1-36. "The View from the Jury Box," National Law Journal, February 22, 1993, S1-S16. Rohds, David. "Jurors' Trust in Police Erodes in Light of Diallo and Louima," New York Times, March 9, 2000. Twain, Mark. Roughing It (1887), Chapter 48.
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