Across
- 3. The power to review a lower court's decision
- 7. The principle that government must operate within the law
- 10. The right to a fair trial
- 11. The right to speak or act without restraint
- 16. Power to declare laws unconstitutional
- 19. The decision reached by a jury
- 20. A court order requiring a person to do or cease doing a specific action
- 21. The power of a court to hear a caAppellateCourt A court's authority to hear appeals
- 22. The party being accused or sued in a court case
- 23. Highest court in the United States
- 24. A written law passed by a legislative body
- 25. First ten amendments to the Constitution
Down
- 1. The principle that no one is above the law
- 2. The power to hear a case for the first time
- 4. Number of justices on the Supreme Court
- 5. The branch of government that interprets laws
- 6. A change or addition to the Constitution
- 8. A written statement by a judge explaining the decision in a case
- 9. The highest law of the United States
- 12. The lawyer representing the government in a criminal case
- 13. The party who initiates a lawsuit
- 14. Legal principle of determining points in litigation according to precedent
- 15. A formal accusation initiating a criminal case
- 17. The act of formally approving a law
- 18. The head of the Supreme Court