Based on the Precedent Set by the "Pentagon Papers

question 27

Multiple Choice

Based on the precedent set by the "Pentagon Papers,"

• A) the government can prevent the publication of sensitive materials, but it cannot punish a newspaper for such publication after the fact.
• B) the federal government has an uncontested right to prior restraint.
• C) the interests of national security outweigh the public's interest in critiquing government officials.
• D) the federal government has little real power to prevent newspapers from publishing sensitive materials.
• E) the public reputations of government officials are more strongly protected against slander than the reputations of private individuals.

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Definitions:

Producer Surplus

The difference between the amount producers are willing to sell a good for and the actual amount they receive due to market price.

Good X

An unspecified product or commodity in economics, used in theoretical models and discussions.

Producer Surplus

The difference between the actual price producers receive for a product and the minimum price they would accept.

Supply Curve

A graphical representation of the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity supplied by producers.