Across
- 2. the power of courts to say a law is unconstitutional
- 4. a court’s legal power to hear a case
- 6. government power split among three branches
- 7. official approval of something, like the Constitution or an amendment
- 11. a less serious crime
- 12. power shared between the national and state governments
- 13. each branch can limit the power of the others
- 14. a serious crime
Down
- 1. an agreement where both sides give up something
- 3. a higher court reviews a lower court’s decision
- 5. a type of case about a crime against the law, state vs. criminal
- 8. to change or add to something, especially a law or the Constitution
- 9. the idea that federal law is higher than conflicting state law
- 10. a type of case about a disagreement between people or groups, landlord vs. resident
- 12. states must respect other states’ laws and legal decisions