Module 5: The American Jury System
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The American Jury System • The right to trial by a jury of one’s peers is a cornerstone of the individual freedoms guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights. • The American jury system has its roots in medieval England and has been around since time and memorial. Its format has not changed since its inception.
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The American Jury System
• The right to trial by a jury of one’s peers is a cornerstone of the individual freedoms guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights.
• The American jury system has its roots in medieval England and has been around since time and memorial. Its format has not changed since its inception.
The American Jury System
• What has changed, however, is how we, as human beings, process information in the digital age.
The American Jury System
•I disagree that attention spans have declined. We live in an age where we are bombarded by information. Walk one block in New York and your senses will be overloaded by billboards, large neon flashing signs, and window displays that dazzle.
The American Jury System
• The average person has to be able to filter the wheat from the chaff to avoid going into anaphylactic shock. This explains why attention spans are less than 30 seconds long. The average person checks their smart phone up to 150 times per day.
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