A federal court is said to have a “federal question” jurisdiction because

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A federal court's jurisdiction is with federal law and constitutional issues as regard the United States Constitution. Issues before federal courts are "federal questions." Issues involving state law are dealt with in state courts. When a state-level issue involves a federal law question, federal District courts may be used (and, of course, may be appealed to Circuit Courts of Appeal and, ultimately the United States Supreme Court).
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