Freedom of Speech and of the Press Have a Special

question 83

Multiple Choice

Freedom of speech and of the press have a special place in American democracy because

• A) free and open debate is an essential mechanism for determining the quality and validity of competing ideas.
• B) they are the only liberties explicitly mentioned in the Bill of Rights.
• C) they were the last provisions in the Bill of Rights to be incorporated through the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
• D) they have never been restricted by any law in the history of the United States.
• E) they were the only liberties explicitly mentioned in Article I of the Constitution.

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