Unit 7 Test
Across
- 5. a minor wrongdoing.
- 6. free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
- 8. declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offense by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.
- 9. The only court the constitution creates (highest court in the country.
- 11. One kind of evidence
- 13. A trail with no jury is called a
- 15. If a law is unconstitutional, the supreme court can
Down
- 1. a crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor
- 2. when more than one judge listens to a case, the group or judges called a
- 3. protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
- 4. Two kinds of legal cases are
- 7. Deals with disputes about laws that apply to the entire US.
- 10. allows a criminal defendant the right to have an attorney.
- 12. fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement.
- 14. a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court.