Civics and Citizenship

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Across
  1. 1. – the legal status of being a citizen
  2. 4. – the group of randomly selected citizens who are called to determine the verdict in a criminal trial
  3. 7. – an organisation that ranks people one above another depending on the position or power that they hold
  4. 9. – the person who presides over the Victorian County and Supreme Courts
  5. 11. – a law made by parliament
  6. 13. – an official who hears and judges minor cases or preliminary hearings
  7. 15. – a hearing to resolve and determine the outcome in a criminal or civil dispute heard
  8. 16. – someone who has been assessed as having been forced to flee their country
  9. 17. – a person who seeks social and political change
Down
  1. 2. – laws made by parliament
  2. 3. – a statement given by an accused person indicating their desire to be treated as being either guilty or not guilty
  3. 4. – the courts
  4. 5. rules – laws that govern the way people behave and act
  5. 6. – the decision made by a magistrate, judge or jury in a court hearing or trial
  6. 8. law – laws made by judges or the courts
  7. 10. – the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial
  8. 12. rules – regulations made by private individuals or groups
  9. 14. – a verdict in a criminal case where the accused is found to have committed an offence