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    The current jury system in America is unfortunately corrupt because of unprofessional jurors that are the deciding factor for cases. The “jury of our peers” system does not promote fair justice and it should be replaced with a new system of professional jurors. The current system allows random, unqualified individuals to make irresponsible decisions for our government. If unqualified jurors were replaced with professional jurors, our system would become successful. A professional system of jurors is

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    The Jury System

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    The Jury System The ideas discussed in this article show some extremely important parts of the judicatory in the state of Kansas. There are some advantages and disadvantages of this system of the judicatory. The article says that the “jury service is one of the most valuable public services that a citizen has an opportunity to perform”, but I think it is not. The United States has many precious public services such as voting, which shows the participation of the citizens to build their destinations

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    The Jury System CLU 3M1 By: Khalil Meghji The jury system has been used for thousands of years to fairly determine innocence or guilt in a trial. Although not utilized as much as in the past it is still used for most criminal and some civil cases. This leads to an unjust legal system full of bias. The jury system was first seen in use by the ancient Greeks thousands of years ago[1]. Though the system was the fairest

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    how the jury system and how it has managed to adapt and to survive in a range of a very different legal and the political environments. In the one respect, there is the survival of the jury in a country that has been long riddled with a political upheaval, violence, and the division that may have been viewed as a powerful symbol of a triumph of an institution that has endured throughout the years as a living testament to the adaptability of the common law tradition that is with the jury system that

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    The jury system in America proved to be successful over the last couple of centuries. This is because the citizens of America form the jury, which in return provides a system that is fair. The “jury of our peers” needs to be upheld because it is the most effective way of upholding justice in the country. When random people are chosen to take part in the jury system and decide if a person is guilty or not, it gives unbiased and right fair judgment for the defendant. A “jury of peers” is the most successful

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    ("Opinion | EDITORIAL: Jury duty is legalized theft", 2011) Individuals fortunate enough to work for an employer with generous welfares might receive their regular salaries, but most jurors get nothing more than a promise that their job will be there when they come back to work at the end of the trial. (Stastna, 2012) Such minor payment places an unfair burden on the people who have to serve on juries and is a significant limitation of Canada's jury system.

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    Queensland's Jury System

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    Juries are an essential component of Queensland’s criminal justice system. However, the current jury system in criminal law cases does not effectively meet the needs of society. This thesis is established by first examining the role that juries play in the criminal justice system and the various interests of those affected by juries. This is followed by a consideration of arguments for and against juries and reforms that may be made to the jury system. Overall, it will be seen that there are substantial

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    someone say they have to go do jury duty? You may wondered what jury duty is. Well jury duty is service as a member of a jury in a court of law. You may say well what is a jury? A jury is a body of people sworn to give to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court. In this paper we will talk about three counties and how their jury system goes. And if they don’t have one we will talk about what they do for their judicial system. Jury system makes the court’s trial

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    Dbq Jury System

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    bicameral legislature. Similarly, the jury system is another structure of the government that many people hold close to their hearts. Although it seems like the ultimate way that the citizens can self-govern, is the jury system really the best way to reach a verdict in civil and/or criminal cases? The bottom line is that the jury system is an outdated structure. Specifically, bench trials, or trials decided only by a judge, are much more effective than jury trials because judges are more educated

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    American jury system is used most commonly in court, but many question if the jury system should still be included in trials. The jury system should be kept in court trials because it will ensure justice is properly made, allow citizens to be involved in the court system, allow citizens to be heard by the government, and it reviews forgotten evidence shown in court. Some American citizens are beginning to doubt the “trial by jury” aspect of court systems, but the majority still supports this system. A

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