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What is "Jurisdiction" and how is it decided whether something falls in the jurisdiction of a state court or federal court?

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jurisdiction is the legal power to make decisions,it decides whether something goes to state or federal by depending if it includes something like theft or murder or more things like that it will depend on the level of how bad the case is

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the official power to make legal decisions and judgments.
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