US History Crossword 7

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. Someone who sees an event and reports what happened (7)
  2. 4. A public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice (5)
  3. 7. The Iroquoian language spoken by the ___ (8)
  4. 9. The institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior (11)
  5. 11. The team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring (7)
  6. 13. A person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law (9)
  7. 14. A professional person authorized to practice law (8)
  8. 15. The relation of something to the matter at hand (9)

Down

  1. 2. A legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution (8)
  2. 3. The findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision (7)
  3. 5. The trait of avoiding excesses (10)
  4. 6. An investment that is very risky but could yield great profits (11)
  5. 8. The United States (5)
  6. 10. A body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court (4)
  7. 12. A group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions (6)