Fact Pattern 4-2 Wally, a Law School Student, Is an Intern for Rebecca

question 33

Multiple Choice

Fact Pattern 4-2
Wally, a law school student, is an intern for Rebecca, an assistant professor who is attempting to get tenure at Imperial Law School in part by getting an article published on the right to a jury trial. Rebecca asks Wally to explain to her the right to a jury trial under the U. S. Constitution as applied to jury trials involving state law.
-Refer to fact pattern 4-2. What should Wally tell Rebecca regarding whether the U.S.Constitution requires that jury trials be held in state court civil cases?

• A) That there is no federal constitutional requirement that jury trials be held in state court civil cases.
• B) That the federal constitution requires that jury trials be held in state court civil cases only if the controversy involved exceeds the amount of $75,000.
• C) That the federal constitution requires that jury trials be held in state court civil cases only if the controversy involved exceeds the amount of $20.
• D) That in all state court civil cases the federal constitution gives any party the right to demand a jury trial.
• Answer: A

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