Unit 5 Judicial Branch

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Across
  1. 2. describes a body of 12 people who listen to the evidence and decide guilty or not guilty
  2. 4. Supreme court justice term
  3. 5. job of the Court of appeals is to find these
  4. 6. something that someone says happened
  5. 7. number of justices needed to hear a court case at the highest level
  6. 12. way a lawyer to keep the other side from asking improper questions during a trial
  7. 15. source of law within the United States
  8. 16. SCC involving censorship of a school newspaper
  9. 17. the process by which judges and lawyers select a jury from those eligible to serve, by questioning them
  10. 20. minor criminal offense that is punished by a fine or brief jail sentence
  11. 21. relating to the rights of citizens; usually between citizens
  12. 23. creates all other courts outside of the Supreme Court
  13. 24. jurisdiction applies when a case may be heard only in a certain court
  14. 28. formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify a trial
  15. 29. affirms the Supreme Court appointment
  16. 30. job is to prove without a doubt guilt
  17. 34. branch of government makes the laws
  18. 36. request that a higher court review the lower court decision
  19. 37. SCC involving the right to know what you are being arrested for
  20. 38. the law that the police believe the defendant has broken
  21. 39. SCC involving prayer in public schools
  22. 40. describes a body of citizens who listen to evidence to see if there is probable cause that an offense was committed
  23. 41. appoints a Supreme Court Justice
  24. 44. Supreme Court can look at the constitutionality of a legislative act
  25. 45. number of Supreme court Justices
Down
  1. 1. jurisdiction the power of a court to hear a case when it is first brought into the judicial system
  2. 3. deals with disputes about laws that apply to the entire United States
  3. 8. Deals with family matters, accidents, and traffic violations
  4. 9. SCC involving the right to an attorney
  5. 10. opinion explaining the reasoning behind the decision of the court decision
  6. 11. judicial branch job is to protect the rights of the __________________
  7. 13. SCC involving the right of school to search item students items
  8. 14. cases involving citizens under the age of 18
  9. 18. opinon explaining the disagreement of the court decision
  10. 19. did not intend to kill but was grossly negligent
  11. 22. SCC involving the right of an interracial couple to marry
  12. 25. a judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant
  13. 26. highest court in the United States
  14. 27. there are three types of crime categories...one is crimes against ____________
  15. 31. relating to breaking laws; usually between government and citizens
  16. 32. job is to prove reasonable doubt for not guilty
  17. 33. decisions reached in earlier court cases that can be applied to a case presently being tried
  18. 35. intent to cause grievous body harm resulting in death
  19. 42. physical, testimonial, forensic, documentation, digital,character etc.
  20. 43. criminal offense series enough to be penalized by a heavy fine or a long prison term