What is the basis for the seventh amendment right to a civil trial by jury
The magna carta
English common law
The preamble to the constitution
The bill of rights
The basis for the seventh amendment right to a civil trial by jury is the English common law. The English common law tradition, which was inherited by the American legal system, recognized and protected the right to a trial by jury in civil cases. This tradition was established long before the drafting of the Magna Carta and continued to be upheld by the American colonists.
The Magna Carta, signed in 1215, did establish the right to a trial by jury in criminal cases, but it did not specifically address civil cases. The preamble to the Constitution does not specifically mention the right to a civil trial by jury, although it does express the purpose of establishing justice. The Bill of Rights does guarantee the right to a trial by jury in criminal cases (Sixth Amendment), but it is the English common law tradition that forms the basis for the seventh amendment.