Ch 18 The Federal Court System WM

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  1. 3. The United States government cannot be ______ by anyone without its consent
  2. 4. What is the satisfaction of a claim
  3. 6. Types of cases that no criminal action was taken part
  4. 9. A ______ case is a case that a federal crime was committed
  5. 11. What is a list of cases that are to be heard
  6. 14. What do you call the person who files suits
  7. 15. The _______ court has 19 judges
  8. 16. Most courts in the country, federal and state, may exercise this important power
  9. 17. What is the authority of the court to hear a case
  10. 18. The district courts are most often heard by a _______ judge
  11. 19. Who was appointed a justice of peace for the District of Columbia on March 3, 1801
  12. 20. The courts opinions are valuable and majority opinions stand as _________
Down
  1. 1. Written documents filed with the Court before oral arguments begin
  2. 2. The concept of judicial activism and judicial restraint also affects the __________
  3. 5. How many judges handle more than 300,000 cases a year
  4. 7. The President and Senate also elects a United States _______
  5. 8. Case that the court directed the President to work with Congress to develop new procedures for the prosecution of Guantanamo Bay detainees
  6. 10. Who is the person who's complaint is against
  7. 12. A process used when a lower court is not clear about the procedure or the rule of law that should apply
  8. 13. What type of courts sit in the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the northern Marianas and function like the local courts in the 50 states