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Across 2. a statement that presents the views of the majority of Supreme Court justices regarding a case. 4. a court that reviews decisions made in a lower district courts. 8. Extra Credit hahahaha*** 9. authority of only federal courts to hear and decide cases 10. a court's calendar, showing the schedule of cases it is to hear. 13. the authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court. 15. a written document explaining the position of one side or the other in a case. 16. a court's authority to hear and decide cases.

Down 1. authority for both state and federal courts to hear and decide cases. 3. the authority to hear cases for the first time. 5. a statement written by a justice who disagrees with the majority opinion, presenting his or her opinion. 6. a state written by a justice who votes with whe majority, but for different reasons. 7. the power of the Supreme Court to say whether any federal,state,or local law or govermen action goes against the constitution. 11. federal court where trials are held and lawsuits are began. 12. in accordance with the constitution 14. a form of goverment in which power is divided between the federal, or national,goverment and the states.