True or False

1. A private wrong that causes injury to another person's physical well-being, property, or reputation is called a tort

2. A crime is an offense against the public at large.

3. A certain action can either be a tort or a crime; it cannot be both.

4. A felony is a crime punishable by death or imprisonment in a federal or state prison for a term exceeding nine months.

5. For an act to be considered defamatory, it is necessary to show that the harmful statement was made in such a way that others heard or read it.

6. The United States Constitution forms the basis for all American Law.

7. Express powers are those that are specifically stated in the U.S. Constitution.

8. The process of a court deciding whether a law is contrary to the Constitution is known as the doctrine of preemption.

9. Since its inception, the federal Constitution of the United States has never been amended or changed.

10. It is constitutionally acceptable for a municipality to pass a law limiting what a journalist can write or say about a political candidate or issue.