street law chapter 1 vocab

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Across
  1. 3. The power of each of the three branches of government used to limit the power of the other branches to prevent abuse.
  2. 6. The first ten amendments to the constitution, which guarantee basic individual rights to all people.
  3. 7. The power of the chief executive to prevent enactment of a bill.
  4. 11. Rights everyone has just because they are humans.
  5. 12. Regulate relationships between individuals or groups of individuals.
  6. 15. Laws enacted by state or federal legislatures.
  7. 17. The level of proof required to convict a person of a crime. Doesn't mean "convinced 100 percent", but does mean there's no reasonable doubt as to guilt.
  8. 18. A fundamental part of our government that limits the power of the government to those given to it by the people.
  9. 19. The person or company harmed, - against the defendant. Prosecutor
  10. 21. The person accused of committing the crime. But in a civil case is the person being sued.
Down
  1. 1. A legal way of making a provision less enforceable than it might otherwise be.
  2. 2. The division of power between the branches of our government.
  3. 4. The burden of proof that a party must meet in order to win a lawsuit.
  4. 5. Enables a court to cancel any law passed by congress or a state legislature that conflicts with the constitution.
  5. 8. Conflicting with some provision of the constitution.
  6. 9. state or federal governments attorney in a criminal case.
  7. 10. A lawsuit that can be brought by a person who feels wronged by another person.
  8. 13. A crime less serious than a felony and punishable by a prison sentence of one year or less.
  9. 14. Regulate public conduct and set out duties owed to society.
  10. 16. The division of power between the state and federal government.
  11. 20. More serious crimes like murder or robbery, punishable by a prison sentence of more than one year.