please help thanks I am not understanding what is the subject matter juriisdiction of federal courts and help would be great thank so much

Answer 1

Jurisdiction means having the right or power over something. The jurisdiction of the federal courts can be either geographical or subject-oriented. Check these sites for more information.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jurisdiction

http://www.catea.gatech.edu/grade/legal/juris.html

http://law.jrank.org/pages/7911/Jurisdiction.html