The Comstock Act Regulated Obscene Materials by

question 91

Multiple Choice

The Comstock Act regulated obscene materials by

• A)banning obscene materials from entering (and thus leaving)printing presses.
• B)banning obscene materials from supermarkets, department stores, and barber shops.
• C)regulating what could be mailed through the U.S. postal service.
• D)regulating the sales and distribution of obscene materials by requiring a federal stamp on all such materials, which the government never printed.

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