Judicial Branch in a Flash

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Across
  1. 3. people or things that can prove one side's version of what happened
  2. 4. when there is more than one judge, the group of judges is called
  3. 7. the document that created the judicial branch
  4. 9. what an appellate court does with a case
  5. 11. how many people serve on a jury
  6. 13. asking appellate court to review a case
  7. 15. number of justices on the Supreme Court
  8. 16. type of court that review the trial court's decision
  9. 17. when an appellate court rejects a verdict
  10. 20. the lowest court in the federal system
  11. 21. court system that deals with state laws
  12. 23. when an appellate court upholds a verdict
  13. 24. a type of trial with no jury
  14. 26. choosing between the federal or state court system depends on the ____ involved in the case
  15. 27. the branch of government dealing with the court system
Down
  1. 1. the Supreme Court's power to decide what is constitutional
  2. 2. a decision in a trial
  3. 5. the first court to hear a case
  4. 6. a group of people who decide the outcome case after hearing the evidence
  5. 7. type of case about someone accused of committing a crime
  6. 8. court system that deals with United States laws
  7. 10. people who testify in court
  8. 12. when an appellate court sends a case back to the trial court
  9. 14. something that goes against the Constitution
  10. 18. this court gets to choose which cases to hear
  11. 19. what appellate judges look for when they review a case
  12. 22. number of court systems in the U.S.
  13. 25. type of case relating to peoples' rights