courts and systems
... Exclusive jurisdiction – the exclusive hearing that a federal courts have over cases. Concurrent jurisdiction – when state and federal courts share cases. ... The federal courts can settle matters that states cannot. ... The phase means that there are two courts but they are not closely associated. There are state courts and federal courts. There are more state courts than federal courts. ... The two general principles that determine if the federal courts have jurisdiction over cases depends on the subject matter and the parties involved in the case. ... The clerk has custody of the seal of the court and keeps a record of the courts proceedings. ... There are 91 federal district courts. ... The district courts have original jurisdiction over most cases that are heard in the federal courts. ... The court of appeals were made to get a load of appeals off the district courts. ... The cases that reach the court of appeals usually originate from the smaller federal courts. ... Some courts from where appeals are sent to the Supreme Court comes from the highest State Courts and the federal courts of appeal.