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Across 5. Notifies a defendant that an action has been instituted against him/her and that an appearance in response to the complaint must be made priort to a specified date. 10. A written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symol of their union but gave the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens. (3 words) 11. Can initiate and rescind laws and is the only authority able to approve proposed laws, although the constituiton of many jurisdictions allow persons or agencies of the executive branch to propose laws. (2 words) 14. The pleading that intitates a civil lawsuit by setting forth for the court a claim for relief from damages caused, or wrongful conduct engaged in, by the defendant. 15. Is headed by the President at the national level and governors at the state level. (2 words) 16. Regulations and decisions that explain and detail statutes. Such regulations and decisions are issued by administrative agencies. (2 words)

Down 1. The fundamental law of the United States of America. It is the highest law in the land. (3 words) 2. The provision in the US Constitution which declares that federal laws take prececence over conflicting state laws. (2 words) 3. A civil action where the plaintiff claims the defendat has unlawfully taken possession of the plaintiff's personal property, and is suing for the return of the property. (2 words) 4. A civil action that seeks only to determine the rights of parties without ordering anything be done or awarding damages. (2 words) 5. "Let the decision stand" Method used by the judiciary when applying precedent to current situations. People can look to the past for guidance in what to expect from the courts in the future. (2 words) 6. Law that is created by the legislature (2 words) 7. Has the authority to interpret laws and protect the Constitutuion from violation by Congress, the President, and the states. (2 words) 8. Allows a jury to apportion liability in a lawsuit. Permits a jury to compare the negligence of the plaintiff with the negligence of the defendant and decide damages accordingly. (2 words) 9. The President's power to approve or reject acts of Congress. 12. Existing legal standards that courts look to for guidance when making a dermination of a legal issue. 13. The constitutional amendments made to US constitution that deal and legitimate the issue connected to the human rights including issues such as freedom of religion, speech, press, right to peaceably assemble and petition the government etc. (3 words)