Across
- 4. a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime
- 7. the power of an appellate court to review, amend and overrule decisions of a trial court
- 9. a permanent committee that meets regularly
- 10. a joint temporary committee appointed to resolve disagreements on a particular bill
- 11. any attempt to block or delay Senate action on a bill
- 12. establishing standards, maintaining order, resolving disputes, and protecting liberties and rights
- 16. a constitutional right to reject a bill made by a law-making body
- 17. a wrongful act or an infringement of a right
- 18. the series of steps in the course of the administration of justice
- 19. The law imposed a life sentence for almost any crime, if the defendant had two prior convictions for crimes defined as serious or violent
- 20. a group of citizens empowered by law to conduct legal proceedings
- 21. the part of a country's set of laws which is concerned with the private affairs of citizens
- 23. the body of law that governs the activities of administrative agencies of government
- 24. a veto in which the president takes no action on the bill
Down
- 1. execution of an offender sentenced to death after conviction by a court of law of a criminal offense
- 2. a hearing to determine if a person charged with a felony should be tried for the crime charged
- 3. A court's power to hear and decide a case before any appellate review
- 5. part of national law which governs the systems of public administration
- 6. branch of government that is endowed with the authority to interpret and apply the law
- 8. ensures that an offender's sentence is carried out
- 13. a jury of 12 persons impaneled to try and to decide finally upon the facts at issue in causes for trial in a court
- 14. any government agency responsible for the enforcement of the laws
- 15. the body of law that defines criminal offenses
- 22. the steps required for a proposed bill to become a law