Judicial Branch Vocab words

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Across
  1. 2. The authority of a court to be the first court to hear the case
  2. 5. A court case involving disputes between two parties related to money or property
  3. 6. A less serious crime
  4. 8. The power of the U.S. Supreme Court to determine if law or presidential action follows the constitution
  5. 9. The basis that police must have in order to make an arrest a person need a warrant
  6. 13. The govt. side in a criminal case
  7. 14. The person or company filing the complaint in a civil lawsuit
  8. 15. A court case in which a person is accused of breaking a criminal law
  9. 16. A serious crime
  10. 17. A group that hears the evidence in a criminal case and decides if there is enough evidence to bring the accused person to trial
  11. 18. A formal changing of someone with a crime, or being brought before the court to answer questions about a crime
Down
  1. 1. The authority to interpret and administer the law
  2. 3. The Constitutional protection against unfair govt. actions and laws
  3. 4. The branch of gov. that reviews and interprets the laws
  4. 7. The decision of a judge or jury
  5. 10. The authority of some courts to review decisions made by lower courts
  6. 11. The right of a convicted person to ask a higher court to review their case
  7. 12. A person accused of a crime in a criminal court case