Jurisdiction refers to
A) rules and principles announced in court decisions.
B) the authority of a court to hear and decide a particular class of cases.
C) the constitutionality of a law.
D) statutory law.
E) the common law.

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Jurisdiction refers to the authority of a court to hear and decide a particular class of cases. It determines which court has the power to hear a case and make a decision that is legally binding.

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