Across
- 1. a court’s authority to hear a case is known as its ____________
- 6. age requirement to run for President
- 7. if you want to contest a decision/verdict in a court you take it to a/an ____________ court
- 8. the chief justice of the supreme court is . . .
- 10. President known for expanding executive power through the New Deal (abbreviation for his name)
- 11. the attorneys bringing evidence against the accused in a criminal trial are the . . .
- 12. article of the Constitution that talks about executive branch (write out number)
- 14. the state and federal court systems make up the ____________ court system
- 15. With ____________ taxes, the percentage you pay goes up as your income increases
- 16. the court of last resort in the federal system
- 17. type of veto the President uses when he waits out the 10-day limit instead of rejecting a bill
- 18. the ____________ law system deals with people who sue a person, government, or business
- 20. Judicial ____________ is the idea that court decisions should be used to overturn bad laws and improve society
Down
- 2. when SCOTUS decides to hear a case, they issue a writ of . . .
- 3. the process to remove a federal judge from office
- 4. they party that brings a case or lawsuit in civil court is the . . .
- 5. number of supreme court justices
- 8. the power of the courts to declare laws or executive actions unconstitutional
- 9. the list of people who become president if the President can’t serve is the line of . . .
- 13. the national ____________ is a result of multiple years of added deficit
- 19. process to remove president/judge/federal official from office
