Period 11 Do Now: Jury Duty by angela9375

3034321_1 — 2026-04-13 18:22:05 UTC

bad things will happen

David h

2026-04-13 18:22:41 UTC

Not very good things

Jail time?

3033173 — 2026-04-13 18:22:46 UTC

more people will potentially get prison time due to people not doing it

Buddy

2026-04-13 18:23:48 UTC

Things that arent good will happen

Suki, Anushka, Ashvika, Sophia

2026-04-13 18:24:09 UTC

If Americans decided not to fulfill their civic duty, the person who the trial is being held for could not have enough jail time because the jury could be biased and the person who is guilty would escape their consequence and would repeat their actions.

Erosion of 6th Amendment rights

3046678 — 2026-04-13 18:24:39 UTC

If Americans failed to fulfill the civic duty of jury service, the American judicial system would suffer severe consequences. The most significant negative consequence would be the erosion of Sixth Amendment rights, resulting in denied justice due to long delays.

Kovidhaya Tanwar

3023639 — 2026-04-13 18:24:42 UTC

If Americans refused to serve on juries, trials could become delayed and unfair because it would be harder to form an impartial jury that represents the community, weakening people’s trust in the justice system. (I think so, I'm not fully sure, but its a education guess.)

3047356 — 2026-04-13 18:24:53 UTC

very bad thing will happen

Enzo Albano

3021774 — 2026-04-13 18:24:53 UTC

If Americans decided not to fulfill their civic duty, then people wouldn't be able to have a speedy trial since they don't have anyone doing jury duty.

Pranav J

3023569_1 — 2026-04-13 18:25:05 UTC

the ideal of speedy trial can be very hard to maintain. once people stop following one then other will follow causing the collapse of the government.

3043911_1 — 2026-04-13 18:25:18 UTC

The justice system would collapse, and the right to a speedy trial would vanish

Varsha

3043973 — 2026-04-13 18:25:34 UTC

If they do not fulfill their civic duty, they might face harsh consequences, like paying a huge amount for a fine, police barging into their house, or they might even end up in jail. On the other hand, if they escape somehow, there might be a delayed justice, searches for the person and other delayed procedures that severely affects the system and the case.

david s

2026-04-13 18:25:34 UTC

bad things will occur

Ethan Gil

3026758_1 — 2026-04-13 18:26:17 UTC

Because then a trial could be unjust and nobody could be a witness to that behavior as well as that trial being put on hold denying justice towards any of the people who are actually in the trial

Matthew ortiz

2026-04-13 18:26:49 UTC

Maybe a person can get put into jail for not fulfilling his or her civic duties.

Alexander Kernitski

2026-04-13 18:27:17 UTC

If citizens decided to not fulfill their civic duty, other people in trail wouldnt be able to get a speedy. This could lead to consequences including a fine or even jail time.

Cynthia

3034656 — 2026-04-13 18:27:48 UTC

if people decide not to fulfill their civic duty, it will result in unfair justice due to prolonged delays. Moreover, the 6th Amendment rights will be violated.