Across
- 4. This is the person or organization who files a lawsuit.
- 10. Cases must first be heard here before moving to an appellate court.
- 11. To stand by what has been decided. The formal practice of adhering to precedent.
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- 1. Which branch of government is missing? Legislative, Executive and _________.
- 2. This amendment guarantees you the right to a grand jury.
- 3. The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution.
- 5. A serious crime; generally punished with at least one year of incarceration.
- 6. The most powerful court in the United States.
- 7. If a plaintiff or a defendant is unhappy with a trial court's decision they can file an ________.
- 8. There are two types of courts in the American judicial system. One is criminal. The other is ________, where the burden of proof is a preponderance of evidence.
- 9. In this type of court defendants must be proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.