CE.5a (2) Appeals and Levels of Court

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Across
  1. 2. highest or most powerful
  2. 8. we have a ___________ court system made of federal and state courts
  3. 10. authority to hear a case
  4. 13. a case must be very __________ to go right to the Supreme Court
  5. 14. ___________ jurisdiction means a court hears appeals
  6. 15. the US court with only original jurisdiction
  7. 16. there are ___________ levels to the United States court system
  8. 17. a member of a jury
  9. 19. a case must need to be decided _____________ to go to the Supreme Court
  10. 20. a serious crime where you might go to prison
  11. 21. there are ____________ levels to the Virginia State court system
Down
  1. 1. the term used to refer to a judge on the Supreme Court
  2. 3. a public official who decides court cases
  3. 4. __________ jurisdiction means a court hears a case first
  4. 5. the number of Justices on the US Supreme Court
  5. 6. a group of people who come to a verdict in a case
  6. 7. the Virginia state court with original jurisdiction for felonies
  7. 9. a request made to a higher court asking for a change of a court decision
  8. 11. another word for power
  9. 12. a less serious, non-violent crime
  10. 18. the number of Justices on the Virginia Supreme Court