Chapter 1 Crossword

2. law passed by the state or federal legislature that declares, commands, or prohibits something
4. the courts written explanation of how it applied the law to the facts to resolve a legal dispute
8. a remedy from the court that orders a person to do or to stop doing something
11. an order by a higher court stating the higher court will review the case
13. a legally sufficient reason to do something
14. to resolve or decide by judicial process; to judge
16. a prior opinion or decision covering similar facts or issues in a later case that can be used as a guide in the later case
20. a two-chambered legislature
21. courts should decide similar cases in the same way unless there is good reason not to
22. the fundamental law of the United States that defines the branches of government and basic rights of individual
23. a written court order to do something or refrain from doing something
24. a formal agreements between two or more nations
25. an authorative rule written by congress
26. authority that is law written by one of the three branches of government
29. money to compensate for harm caused by a wrongdoer

1. poor, without means to afford a private attorney or filing fees
3. a word-for-word account of what was said
5. justice administered according to fairness
6. to supersede or change a result; to approve a bill over a veto
7. a proposed statute
9. a one-chambered legislature
10. something of value that is exchanged between parties
12. the division of powers between the federal government and the state governments
15. involving conflict and an opponent
17. how a right is enforced; to correct
18. by the entire court
19. a nonlaw that summarizes, describes, or explains the law but is not law itself
22. judge-made law
27. the conclusion or outcome of a court decision
28. a rejection by the chief executive of a bill passed by legislature