Across
- 2. The defendant’s formal response to criminal charges (e.g., guilty, not guilty)
- 7. The power of a court to hear a case for the first timeCriminal Case-A case in which a person is accused of breaking the law
- 8. The decision reached by a jury or judge in a case
- 11. What Constitutional Amendment protects citizens’ right of due process of law from the national government?
- 12. A group of citizens who determine the facts and verdict in a trial
- 13. The power of the courts to determine the constitutionality of laws and executive actions.
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- 1. The government lawyer who brings charges in a criminal case
- 3. The United States has both national and state courts, therefore it can be described with this term.
- 4. A serious crime, often punishable by more than one year in prison
- 5. Money paid to temporarily release a person awaiting trial
- 6. Amount of Justices in the Supreme Court.
- 9. This court has both Appellate Jurisdiction, and Limited Original Jurisdiction.
- 10. A case in which a person is accused of breaking the law