Judicial Branch in a Flash (Crossword)

15 October 2023
4.8 (93 reviews)
28 test answers

Unlock all answers in this set

Unlock answers (24)
question
The number of court systems in the US
answer
Two
question
Group of people who decide a case after hearing her evidence
answer
Jury
question
When an appellate court upholds a verdict
answer
Affirm
question
What appellate judges look for when they review a case
answer
Mistakes
question
Something that goes against the constitution
answer
Unconstitutional
question
Number of justices on the supreme court
answer
Nine
question
Taking a case through the court system is like an
answer
Elevator
question
When an appellate court rejects a verdict
answer
Reverse
question
This court gets to choose which cases to hear
answer
Supreme Court
question
Type of court that reviews the trial courts decision
answer
Appellate
question
The supreme courts power to decide what is constitutional
answer
Judicial review
question
When there is more than one judge the group of judges is called
answer
Panel
question
The lowest court in the federal system
answer
District courts
question
Choosing between the federal or state court system depends on the ________ involved in the case
answer
Laws
question
The first court to hear a case
answer
Trial court
question
People or things that can prove one sides version of what happened
answer
Evidence
question
When an appellate court sends a case back to trial court
answer
Remand
question
One kind of evidence
answer
Witness
question
What an appellate court does with a case
answer
Review
question
The document that created the judicial branch
answer
Constitution
question
Type of case relating to people's rights
answer
Civil
question
Court system that deals with state laws
answer
State
question
Court system that deals with United States laws
answer
Federal
question
What a judge wears
answer
Robe
question
One kind of evidence
answer
Photographs
question
Type of case about someone accused of committing a crime
answer
Criminal
question
Asking an appellate court to review a case
answer
Appeal
question
Type of trial that has no jury
answer
Bench trial