Which of the Following Best Describes Attitudes in the United

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes attitudes in the United States toward government regulation of private media?

• A) In the United States, the federal government cannot monitor private media due to the Assange Act of 2011.
• B) The United States is generally more open to monitoring of private media than other democratic countries.
• C) The United States is generally less open to monitoring of private media than other democratic countries.
• D) In the United States, private media is regulated just as much as public media.
• E) The United States does not have the technological capacity to monitor private media.

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