Gov Ch 7

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Across
  1. 4. Highest court in the U.S. → United States __________Court
  2. 7. These are decisions handed down that ALL lower courts MUST follow
  3. 9. Article III establishes the _________ Branch
  4. 10. We are in the __________ District of Pennsylvania
  5. 11. __________ System Opposing sides, presenting legal conflicts, judge and jury determines guilty or not guilty
  6. 13. Many cases may be tried in a federal court or a State court. In such an instance, the federal and State courts have __________ jurisdiction
  7. 15. ________ Cases/Law - anything to do with committing a crime on state or federal level
Down
  1. 1. Some cases can only be heard in federal courts. In that case, federal courts have ____________ jurisdiction.
  2. 2. ____________ Courts Appeal from trial courts; ONLY JUDGES and lawyers
  3. 3. A court in which a case is first heard is said to have ______________ jurisdiction over that case.
  4. 5. A court that hears a case on appeal from a lower court has ____________ jurisdiction over that case
  5. 6. - the authority of a court to hear (to try and decide) a case
  6. 8. ____________ Courts Judges, evidence, witnesses, lawyers, defendants, jury, etc
  7. 12. - There are 3 judges that hear each case
  8. 14. __________ Cases/Law - anything else beside criminal law
  9. 15. We are in the 3rd __________ District