Courts and Judicial System Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• disputes : a court is a government body that resolves _ according to the law.
• reactive : courts are _ institutions because they can only act when a case is filed.
• state, federal : the united states has a _ court system and a _ court system.
• begins, facts : a trial court is where a case _ , and it determines the _ and applies the law.
• bench, jury : in a _ trial, the judge decides everything, while in a _ trial, the jury decides facts and the judge handles the law.
• facts : jurors assess evidence, listen to testimony, and determine _ .
• general, special, hybrid : a jury’s decision can be a _ verdict, a _ verdict, or a _ verdict.
• judge, jury : questions of fact are decided by the _ , while questions of law are decided by the _ .
• legal errors : appellate courts do not retry the facts; they review for _ _ .
• authority : jurisdiction is the court’s _ to hear and decide a case.
• trial, appellate : the u.s. district courts are _ -level courts, while the u.s. courts of appeals are _ -level courts.
• state : the erie doctrine requires federal courts to apply _ law when deciding state law matters.
• rule, four : the u.s. supreme court uses a _ of _ , meaning at least four justices must agree to hear a case.