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3. a court of law where cases are tried in the first place as opposed to an appeals court
8. having the power to put plans actions or laws into effect
9. freedoms that are protected by Georgia law
15. review the procedures and the decisions in the trial court to make sure that the proceedings were fair and that the proper law was applied correctly
16. a minor wrong doing
17. a group of people appointed for a specific function, typically consisting of members of a larger group

1. serves as President of Georgia's Senate
2. a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed
4. and balances counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or group
5. of powers an act of vesting the legislative executive and judicial powers of government in separate bodies
6. of rights the first ten amendments to the US Constitution
7. of by or appropriate to a court or judge
10. the highest tribunal in the state
11. a preliminary or preparatory statement an introduction
12. a crime involving violence
13. having the power to make laws
14. the highest governing body in a religious denomination