{"product_id":"why-jury-duty-matters-9780814729038","title":"Why Jury Duty Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn argument for the constitutional responsibility to participate in jury duty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s easy to forget how important the jury really is to America.  The right to be a juror is one of the fundamental rights guaranteed to  all eligible citizens. The right to trial by jury helped spark the  American Revolution, was quickly adopted at the Constitutional  Convention, and is the only right that appears in both the Constitution  and the Bill of Rights. But for most of us, a jury summons is an  unwelcome inconvenience. Who has time for jury duty? We have things to  do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eWhy Jury Duty Matters\u003c\/b\u003e, Andrew Guthrie  Ferguson reminds us that whether we like it or not, we are all  constitutional actors. Jury duty provides an opportunity to reflect on  that constitutional responsibility. Combining American history,  constitutional law, and personal experience, the book engages citizens  in the deeper meaning of jury service. Interweaving constitutional  principles into the actual jury experience, this book is a handbook for  those Americans who want to enrich the jury experience. It seeks to  reconnect ordinary citizens to the constitutional character of a nation  by focusing on the important, and largely ignored, democratic lessons of  the jury.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJury duty is a shared American  tradition. It connects people across class and race, creates habits of  focus and purpose, and teaches values of participation, equality, and  deliberation. We know that juries are important for courts, but we don’t  know that jury service is important for democracy. This book inspires  us to re-examine the jury experience and act on the constitutional  principles that guide our country before, during, and after jury  service.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrew Guthrie Ferguson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48274238898427,"sku":"9780814729038","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_8e12ae68-a2e3-4800-8f36-5ae87770f733.jpg?v=1777695375","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/why-jury-duty-matters-9780814729038","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}