1. A person who is accused of a crime, in a court of law, is known as the .......... .

2. Three important sectors or branches of government in the United States are the legislative, executive and .......... branches.

3. Within the American judicial .........., there are three levels of courts.

4. The three levels of court in the US are as follows: district courts, the courts of appeals and the .......... court.

5. Within the system, .......... courts are the only federal courts that sometimes employ a judge and a jury.

6. The Supreme Court is the highest level of justice in the US. Supreme Court decisions have sometimes called for modifications in the .......... .

7. A case must be heard in a district court first. After a decision is made in that court, the case can move into the

8. A lawyer that works for either the state or federal government and sometimes cross-examines a defendant is known as the .......... attorney.

9. In the highest court level in the country, Supreme Court justices decide whether or not an issue is unconstitutional. They are appointed by the .......... .

10. A lawyer who is hired by a defendant to represent his/her case is called a .......... attorney.