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The plaintiff, a citizen of State A, filed suit against the defendant, also a citizen of State A, in federal district court, alleging that the defendant had failed to perform a contract to provide 1,000 fully automatic machine guns. The defendant claimed that a recently enacted federal statute made the manufacture of fully automatic machine guns illegal.Does the federal district court have subject matter jurisdiction?
A) No, because no federal question has been presented and the requirements of diversity of citizenship jurisdiction have not been met.
B) No, unless the plaintiff moves to another state after filing suit.
C) Yes, because a federal statute has been enacted, thereby presenting a federal question.
D) Yes, if the value of 1,000 fully automatic machine guns exceeds $75,000.