Federal Jurisdiction (United States)
The United States of America being a federal country is made up of many (currently fifty) States and a central government. This central government may be known as the Union, the United States, or the Federal government. Similarly Federal jurisdiction refers to the legal scope of the Union's powers.
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Famous quotes containing the words federal and/or jurisdiction:
“Daniel as a lad bought a handkerchief on which the Federal Constitution was printed; it is said that at intervals while working in the meadows around this house, he would retire to the shade of the elms and study the Constitution from his handkerchief.”
—For the State of New Hampshire, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“The putting into force of laws which shall secure the conservation of our resources, as far as they may be within the jurisdiction of the Federal Government, including the more important work of saving and restoring our forests and the great improvement of waterways, are all proper government functions which must involve large expenditure if properly performed.”
—William Howard Taft (1857–1930)