<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The Seventh Amendment (Amendment VII) to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights . This amendment codifies the right to a jury trial in certain civil cases and inhibits courts from overturning a jury's findings of fact . </P> <P> An early version of the Seventh Amendment was introduced in Congress in 1789 by James Madison, along with the other amendments, in response to Anti-Federalist objections to the new Constitution . Congress proposed a revised version of the Seventh Amendment to the states on September 28, 1789, and by December 15, 1791, the necessary three - quarters of the states had ratified it . Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson announced the adoption of the amendment on March 1, 1792 . </P>

What is the purpose of the 7th amendment