Across
- 3. in a civil suit, the person being sued; in a criminal case, the person charged
- 4. the lower federal courts beneath the Supreme Court
- 6. jurisdiction power of a court to review decisions of a lower court
- 8. case involving a noncriminal matter such as a contract dispute
- 10. judicial philosophy that focuses on the expressed powers of the Constitution
- 13. the opinion on which the decision of the Court is based
- 14. the power of the court to decide the Constitutionality of a governmental action
- 15. a judicial decision that serves as a pattern for deciding later cases
- 17. opinion written by a justice who does not agree with the majority
Down
- 1. judicial philosophy which focuses on implied powers of the Constitution
- 2. the jurisdiction power of a court to hear a case first
- 5. opinion which is in agreement with the majority opinion, but for a different reasons
- 7. in civil law, the party who brings a suit
- 9. case in which a defendant is tried for a crime
- 11. court's list of cases to be heard
- 12. jurisdiction power shared by federal and State courts
- 16. written statement that spells out the party's legal position and relevant facts and precedents