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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > American politics and society > Fourth Amendment > Fourth Amendment issues > trial by jury

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trial by jury  

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  • Article III, section 2 of the Constitution provides that “[t]he Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment [which are held before the U.S. Senate], shall be by Jury.” Three different amendments within the Bill of Rights also deal with jury trials. The Fifth Amendment guarantees grand jury indictments for major crimes. [Source: Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment; Trial by Jury]

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