Across
- 4. The authority to hear and decide a case
- 7. Federal Court judges are appointed for
- 8. Cases in which two sides disagree over some issue
- 9. Every Supreme Court Justice was previously a
- 10. All Federal Judges are appointed by the
- 11. The main power of the Judicial Branch is to ___ the laws
- 13. an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances
- 14. How many judges serve on the Supreme Court?
Down
- 1. Lowest level of the Federal Court System
- 2. Most important power of the Supreme Court
- 3. Jurisdiction to hear the case only on appeal
- 5. The Supreme Court needs how many justices to be in favor of hearing a case
- 6. Cases in which juries decide whether people have committed crimes
- 12. The President nominates judges and the ___ confirms them