Unit 5: The Judicial Branch Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. unbiased
  2. 5. a federal law; a law written by a legislative branch
  3. 6. power or authority to decide a case
  4. 9. group that hears charges against a suspect and decides whether there is sufficient evidence to bring the person to trial
  5. 10. a group of citizens who hear evidence during a trial and give a verdict
  6. 11. false expression that injures a person's reputation
  7. 12. the set of rules and standards by which a society governs itself
  8. 15. an order from the Supreme Court to a lower court to send up the records on case for review
  9. 16. false speech that damages a person's reputation
  10. 18. in a civil trial, the person who brings the suit to court
  11. 19. not consistent with a nation’s constitution
Down
  1. 2. an attorney who represents the government in a criminal case
  2. 3. hears cases about crimes like burglary, murder, or driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
  3. 4. the power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional
  4. 7. a legal principle created by an appellate court decision that lower court judges must follow when deciding criminal cases
  5. 8. a formal charge of criminal action by a grand jury
  6. 13. the person against whom a criminal or civil suit is brought in court
  7. 14. hears cases where one person or group thinks another person or group should pay for causing harm
  8. 17. false written or published statements that damage a person’s reputation