Judicial Branch Crossword
Across
- 2. jurisdiction/the authority of a court to be the first court to hear a case
- 3. case/ a case usually involving money
- 6. branch/the branch that interprets laws
- 7. cause/police must have a reason to make an arrest
- 8. person being caused in a case
- 9. formal charging of someone with a crime
- 11. authority to interpret and administer the law
- 12. process/ the protection against unfair governmental decisions
Down
- 1. government side in a criminal case
- 3. case/a court case where someone is accused of breaking a law
- 4. jurisdiction/the authority of some courts to review decisions made by lower courts
- 5. person filing the complaint in a civil case
- 9. warrant/an authorization by a court for police to make an arrest
- 10. less serious crime
- 11. review/the Supreme Court's power to determine if something is constitutional or not