Judicial Branch Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 4. A government lawyer that argues the defendant is guilty in a criminal case
- 7. the right of a court to hear a case for the first time
- 8. This Supreme Court case decided that the accused must be read their 5th & 6th amendment rights before police questioning; __ v. Arizona
- 9. the Supreme Court case that ends allows student protest in schools
- 11. the Supreme Court case that decided Virginia's marriage laws were unconstitutional
- 12. A decision in a court case made by a judge or jury
- 13. A serious crime, usually involving violence
Down
- 1. after the arrest, the accused will be able to answer guilty or not guilty
- 2. A panel of people at the Supreme Court who hear and decide cases
- 3. Power of the Supreme Court to check the actions of the legislative & executive branches to see if they are constitutional
- 5. this type of case invloves the breaking of a law
- 6. An accused person’s response to a criminal charge (guilty or not guilty)
- 10. This federal court only has appellate jurisdiction