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Federal and provincial legislatures are constitutionally provided with the authority to appoint judges within specified judicial jurisdictions.

A) True
B) False

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Federal and provincial legislatures do not have the constitutional authority to appoint judges; this is the responsibility of the President with the Senate's approval at the federal level.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is false that federal and provincial legislatures are constitutionally provided with the authority to appoint judges within specified judicial jurisdictions. In the United States, the Constitution bestows upon the President the power to nominate federal judges, including members of the United States Courts of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court, with the 'advice and consent' (confirmation) from the Senate. Legislatures specifically have the ability to check this power as the Senate must approve presidential appointments of justices and federal judges. Moreover, the state-level appointment processes can vary; however, federal judgeships are a prerogative of the executive branch, not state or federal legislatures.

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