Play Make Your Case

Think you’ve got the Seventh Amendment down? Then it’s time to Make Your Case. Take part in this courtroom trial simulation and see how important our right to a trial by jury is.

You’ll play the role of an attorney in a civil case against one of your classmates. You can also play as teams.

Bring your best game, because we’re keeping score. Each player or team of players will score points for asking witnesses the correct question or making the right objection.

Check out the references on the right before getting started to

familiarize yourself with the kinds of questions you should be asking and the types of objections you’ll be making. You can also review the case files filled with Exhibits introduced as evidence.