Judicial Branch Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. — when the court sticks directly to the Constitution
  2. 8. — highest court in the USA
  3. 13. — group of 12–24 who determine if enough evidence exists for a trial
  4. 14. — when most justices rule one way
  5. 15. — name of the top judge of the Supreme Court
  6. 19. — when one or more justices disagree with the majority
  7. 20. — Supreme Court judges serve this long
  8. 21. — number of Supreme Court justices
  9. 23. — 1st female Supreme Court justice
Down
  1. 1. — when two or more courts can hear a case
  2. 2. — when a case can be heard for the second time
  3. 3. — person bringing a lawsuit
  4. 4. — 1st Black Supreme Court judge
  5. 6. — person accused of a crime on trial
  6. 7. — Supreme Court’s ability to rule laws constitutional or not
  7. 9. — Supreme Court order for lower court records
  8. 10. — court’s authority to hear a case
  9. 11. — a written legal argument pertaining to a case
  10. 12. — 1st Chief Justice
  11. 16. — when the Constitution can be interpreted more broadly
  12. 17. — serious crime like murder
  13. 18. — minor crime like shoplifting
  14. 22. — Supreme Court’s decisions are this