US Court System

5. Power of a government to take private property for public use.
9. a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
11. a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes.
12. rules applicable to people in the armed forces
14. To ask a higher court to review the decision and determine if justice was done
15. the major trial courts in the state that handle felonies

1. an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice
2. How similar cases have been decided in the past.
3. Laws relating to the interpretation of the Constitution
4. fair treatment through the normal judicialsystem, especially as a citizen's entitlement.
6. a law that would allow a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed
7. reviews decisions of lower courts to determine if a significant error of law was made during trial
8. law that deals with people who are under the age of 18
10. a judgment decided by a trial court without that case going to trial; a summary judgment is an attempt to stop a case from going to trial
13. the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs.