Unit 5: Judicial Branch

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Across
  1. 2. Formal charge/accusation of a serious crime
  2. 4. Opinion issued by judges who disagree with the opinion of the court
  3. 6. Opinion that states the decision of the court
  4. 7. Hears charges against a suspect; decides if there is sufficient evidence to bring to trial
  5. 9. Power of courts to deem laws unconstitutional
  6. 10. System in which a judge conducts a trial
  7. 13. Attorney who represents the gov't in a criminal case
  8. 15. Person who brings suit in a civil case
  9. 17. Listen to testimony, consider evidence, and decide facts
  10. 18. System that is a contest between opposing sides
  11. 19. Decision made after hearing evidence on a disputed issue
  12. 20. Set of rules by which a society governs itself
Down
  1. 1. Person against whom a civil or criminal suit is brought
  2. 3. Case in which gov't charges a person with a crime
  3. 5. explanation
  4. 8. Case in which one party issues a complaint against another
  5. 11. When a judge makes a mistake about law applicable to a case
  6. 12. Jurisdiction held by trial courts; authority to be first to hear a case
  7. 14. "Let the decision stand"; principle that courts should follow precedent
  8. 15. Legal principle created by appellate court decision that lower courts must follow in similar cases
  9. 16. Unbiased,neutral