Topic Seven: The Judiciary

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Across
  1. 3. in a civil suit, the person being sued; in a criminal case, the person charged
  2. 4. the lower federal courts beneath the Supreme Court
  3. 6. jurisdiction power of a court to review decisions of a lower court
  4. 8. case involving a noncriminal matter such as a contract dispute
  5. 10. judicial philosophy that focuses on the expressed powers of the Constitution
  6. 13. the opinion on which the decision of the Court is based
  7. 14. the power of the court to decide the Constitutionality of a governmental action
  8. 15. a judicial decision that serves as a pattern for deciding later cases
  9. 17. opinion written by a justice who does not agree with the majority
Down
  1. 1. judicial philosophy which focuses on implied powers of the Constitution
  2. 2. the jurisdiction power of a court to hear a case first
  3. 5. opinion which is in agreement with the majority opinion, but for a different reasons
  4. 7. in civil law, the party who brings a suit
  5. 9. case in which a defendant is tried for a crime
  6. 11. court's list of cases to be heard
  7. 12. jurisdiction power shared by federal and State courts
  8. 16. written statement that spells out the party's legal position and relevant facts and precedents