Federal and State court system

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  1. 2. the group that issues indictments (not a trial jury)
  2. 3. judicial review is a ____ on the other branches of government
  3. 5. the person or company filing the complaint in a civil lawsuit
  4. 7. the lowest level of the VA state court system
  5. 8. there are _____ levels in the federal court system
  6. 11. cases involving the military, bankruptcy, immigration, copyright, and admiralty are part of a certain jurisdiction referred to as ______
  7. 13. the person being accused of a crime in a criminal court case or the person being served in a civil suit
  8. 14. a case involving over this amount of money can be heard in a federal court
  9. 16. what the party may do if their case has concurrent jurisdiction
  10. 18. when more than one court has the authority to hear a case
  11. 19. The highest court in Virginia
  12. 20. the type of court you go to if your case does not have federal jurisdiction.
Down
  1. 1. Determines whether laws and executive orders are constitutional
  2. 4. a case handled in a state court might be able to move to a federal court if a party is being accused of violating an amendment to the ______
  3. 6. a less serious crime
  4. 9. a serious crime
  5. 10. the branch of government that reviews or interprets the laws and punishes law breakers
  6. 12. the decision of a judge or jury
  7. 15. highest court in the country
  8. 17. the first court you go to in Virginia if you have a really important case