Judicial Branch in a Flash

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Across
  1. 3. What an appellate court does with a case
  2. 4. Type of case about someone accused of committing a crime
  3. 6. The first court to hear a case
  4. 9. Court system that deals with state laws
  5. 10. When an appellate court upholds a verdict
  6. 12. People or things that can prove one side's version of what happened
  7. 15. Asking an appellate court to review a case
  8. 17. When an appellate court rejects a verdict
  9. 19. Something that goes against the Constitution
  10. 21. One kind of evidence where someone recalls what they saw
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  1. 1. Type of case relating to peoples' rights
  2. 2. Type of trial that has no jury
  3. 5. What appellate judges look for when they review a case
  4. 7. When an appellate court sends a case back to the trial court
  5. 8. The document that created the judicial branch
  6. 11. Court system that deals with United States laws
  7. 13. Number of justices on the Supreme Court
  8. 14. The federal system is divided into districts called...
  9. 16. Choosing between the federal or state court system depends on the ___ involved in the case
  10. 18. Group of people who decide a case after hearing evidence
  11. 20. Number of court systems in the U.S.