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The power or authority of a court to hear and decide a specific case is known as original jurisdiction.

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What Federal and state courts have ability to hear case?

While the US Supreme Court is assigned original jurisdiction (authority to hear the case first) over disputes between a state and the federal government, it doesn't have exclusivejurisdiction over such cases. At present, federal law requires these matters to be heard first in the US District Courts.


These courts are never the first to hear a case?

Courts of Appeal.


Courts that hear cases involving younge people are known as?

Courts that hear cases involving young people are known as juvenile courts.


The intermediate federal courts that hear appeals from district courts are known as?

appeals courts


What is a courts authorities to hear a case called?

Jurisdiction


What is justified according to the eleventh amendment?

It limits the ability for federal courts to hear lawsuits. A+


What term is used when the Court has to hear your case?

Courts are required to hear certain cases when they have mandatory jurisdiction.


In cases of medical negligence what courts have the jurisdiction to hear the case?

Your State Court or Federal court have jurisdiction to hear the case of medical negligence.


Which of the following is true for the Eleventh Amendment?

It limits the ability for federal courts to hear lawsuits.


Which court hears cases over which state and federal courts have concurrent jurisdiction?

Yes. When both state and federal courts have authority to hear the same case, it's called concurrent jurisdiction.


What branch has the authority to hear and decide a court case for the first time?

The Judicial branch includes all the federal courts. The court's authority to hear a case is called jurisdiction; the authority to hear a case for the first time is called "original jurisdiction."


Do Fedaral Courts have the responsibilty to hear all cases involving the US?

Federal Courts have jurisdiction in any case to which the Government of the United States is a party.

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