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which term best describes the situation in which federal and state courts have the authority to hear and decide a case

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Answer: Concurrent juridiction

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Jurisdiction - (1) legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. Some issues can be heard in both state and federal courts.

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