It Is Surprising That the Framers Included Freedom of the Press

question 165

Multiple Choice

It is surprising that the Framers included freedom of the press in the First Amendment because

• A)at the time, newspapers were run by disreputable people.
• B)they disliked the idea of the media covering their every move.
• C)they could not have anticipated the advent of the Internet.
• D)there were few newspapers at the time.
• E)they advocated government censorship during the Revolutionary War.

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