Unit 3: Legislative & Judicial Branches Review

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Across
  1. 2. there are 94 total ____ courts in the Federal Judiciary
  2. 5. the two-house nature of Congress; meant to separate powers
  3. 8. the kind of law that deals with rights, damages, and being sued
  4. 10. the legislative body tasked with confirming presidential appointments
  5. 14. vote-getter and party head in either house of Congress
Down
  1. 1. a document presented to a court outlining a party's argument and evidence
  2. 3. a 2/3 supermajority vote in the Senate to end debate and force a vote on a bill
  3. 4. the act of a plaintiff/defendant asking a higher court to reverse a lower court's decision
  4. 6. congressional groups where bills are born and investigations occur
  5. 7. judicial ___ is the power of the courts to verify if a law is constitutional
  6. 9. unlimited speaking rules in the Senate that can kill a bill
  7. 11. judicial ___ is often criticized as "legislating from the bench"
  8. 12. the "winning" opinion in a SCOTUS decision
  9. 13. fiscal add-ons to congressional bills; contribute to "pork" and the deficit
  10. 15. the ___ opinion in Roe v. Wade argued that SCOTUS had no power to establish a nationwide abortion rule