The Importance of a Jury in our Democratic System As Americans, we are given the right to a jury trial, one of the most important freedoms that out judicial system has to offer us. A jury consists of anywhere between 6 and 12 registered voters who determine whether a person is guilty or innocent in the act of crime that they are being accused of. Not only do they possess this power in a trial, but they …showed first 75 words of 482 total…

…showed last 75 words of 482 total…look at their own experiences and apply them to this particular case, which brings the decision making to a much more personal level. Our government, one that is run by it's people, promises equality and justice and one of the many ways this is carried out is by our right to a jury trial. The power is distributed and opinions of society may be heard. This is why our government functions better than any other.