Vocab puzzle
Across
- 4. an order from the supreme court to a lower court to send up the records on a case for review
- 7. the divisions under the united states federal court system, grouped into 12 regional circuits, each of which has a federal court of appeals
- 8. the philosophy that courts should generally avoid overturning laws passed or actions taken by democratically elected bodies
- 10. issued when the justices all agree on the outcome and the reasons for a decision in a case
- 12. a legal principe created by an appellate court decision that lower court judges must follow when deciding similar cases
- 17. courts thats generally hear cases that raise question about a federal law or federal constitution
- 18. a formal charge of criminal action by a grand jury
Down
- 1. attorney who represents the government in a criminal case
- 2. the person against whom a civil or criminal suit is brought in court
- 3. a document issued by judges who agree with the majority opinion, but for different reasons compared to those who support the majority reason
- 5. the authority of a trial court to be the first to hear a case
- 6. a memeber of the supreme court
- 9. a agreement where the defendant pleads guilty to lesser crimes than what they were originally charged with in return they donĀ“t get charged with a more serious crime
- 11. the legal principle of determining points in litigation according to precedent
- 13. a trial system that is a contest between opposing sides
- 14. attorney who works for the state and defends people who cannot afford a private attorney
- 15. in a civil trial, the person who brings suit in court
- 16. the power of the supreme court to declare laws and actions of local, state or national governments unconstitutional