Across
- 2. the fair administration of justice
- 4. hears cases where one person or group thinks another person or group should pay for causing harm
- 5. a legal principle created by an appellate court decision that lower court judges must follow when deciding similar cases
- 8. the power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional
- 13. a member of the Supreme Court of the United States, the highest court in the nation
- 15. a group that hears charges against a suspect and decides whether there is sufficient evidence to bring the person to trial
- 18. the set of rules and standards by which a society governs itself
- 19. a formal charge of criminal action by a grand jury
- 20. a mistake by a judge as to the applicable law in a case
Down
- 1. the person against whom a civil or criminal suit is brought in court
- 3. the authority of a trial court to be the first to hear a case
- 6. an attorney who represents the government in a criminal case
- 7. a written statement setting forth the legal arguments, relevant facts, and precedents supporting one side of a case
- 9. an agreement whereby a defendant pleads guilty to a lesser crime than the one with which a defendant was originally charged and in return the government agrees not to prosecute the defendant for the more serious crime
- 10. hears cases about crimes like burglary, murder, or driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
- 11. unbiased
- 12. attorney who works for the state and defends people who cannot afford a private attorney
- 14. not consistent with a nation’s constitution
- 16. a group of citizens who hear evidence during a trial and give a verdict
- 17. in a civil trial the person who brings suit in court