What Does the Example of the Pentagon Papers Illustrates About

question 21

Multiple Choice

What does the example of the Pentagon Papers illustrates about the doctrine of prior restraint?

• A) The government can easily make a case that the press should not be allowed to publish national security documents while the nation is at war.
• B) The courts have been skeptical of the claims of the press, and the government can operate under a presumption of secrecy.
• C) Exercising prior restraint requires the government to demonstrate that the publication of documents would damage national security.
• D) The Supreme Court prefers to avoid these issues so the legislative and executive branches can resolve the problems.

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Definitions:

Differences

A term referring to the distinctions or disparities between two or more entities or values.

One-tailed Test

A statistical test that determines the direction of a relationship or difference, testing for either a positive or negative effect only.

Directional Research Hypothesis

A hypothesis that specifies the direction of the expected difference or relationship between the variables being studied.

Research Hypothesis

A statement predicting the relationship between variables, formulated to be tested by research.