Judicial Branch at the National Level - page 516 and 554

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Across
  1. 2. jurisdiction that has been appealed (requested) to the Supreme Court
  2. 5. attorney for the government in criminal cases
  3. 10. jurisdiction includes trial courts and usually hears the case first
  4. 11. power or authority to decide a case
  5. 12. lawyers on both sides cite precedents
  6. 15. means to disagree with the winning side
  7. 16. person against whom caviler criminal suit was brought
  8. 18. lawyer or public defender for the defendant cannot afford a lawyer in a criminal case
  9. 19. means "friends of the court" and comes from interest groups or experts in the field
  10. 20. person called to provide evidence through sworn testimony
Down
  1. 1. person who brought civil suit in court
  2. 3. citizens who hear evidence and give a verdict
  3. 4. general's brief explains federal government's briefs
  4. 6. Supreme Court should avoid overturning laws passed by democratically elected bodies
  5. 7. argument by each lawyer for each side up to 30 minutes
  6. 8. jurisdiction involving federal law or the US Constitution
  7. 9. jurisdiction at the state and local level to decide a wide range of cases
  8. 13. Supreme Court must sometimes step into a social or political controversy when rights are being violated
  9. 14. person who presides over the trial
  10. 17. fairness, rule of law, accountability, judicial independence, control abuse of power