Across
- 5. Review The power of the Supreme Court to strike down the law as unconstitutional.
- 7. In a civil case, the person bringing the complaint to court. In a criminal case, the government brings charges against the accused criminal.
- 12. The step in a criminal case where the person accused of a crime appears in court to hear the exact charges against him or her, and to plead guilty or not guilty.
- 13. Jurisdiction A court’s authority to be the “first point of entry” into the court system for a legal case.
- 15. Case A case in which the government accuses a person of breaking the law.
- 16. To ask a higher court to review a case already heard and decided on in a lower court.
- 17. The group of citizens that hears evidence against the person accused and provides a verdict (decision) of guilty or not guilty.
Down
- 1. Authority to hear a particular case.
- 2. v. Madison was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in the United States, meaning that American courts have the power to strike down laws and statutes that they find to violate the Constitution of the United States
- 3. Jurisdiction The authority of a court to hear an appeal of a case from the lower court.
- 4. Case A legal case in which one party sues another party in a disagreement & asks the courts to settle the disagreement.
- 6. In a trial, the person accused of a crime or the person being sued.
- 7. Cause Level of evidence needed to make an arrest or get a search warrant.
- 8. A serious crime such as murder, kidnapping, or armed robbery.
- 9. formally accused of a crime.
- 10. Hearing Hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to require a trial.
- 11. A less serious crime that carries a maximum sentence of no more than one year in jail.
- 14. Process Constitutional protection against unfair actions from the government.