A provision protecting freedom of speech was rejected during the Constitutional Convention on the grounds that
A) regulating speech was the responsibility of the states.
B) the Declaration of Independence already discussed this freedom.
C) it was no longer needed after the Revolutionary War.
D) free speech is covered by the right to a free press in the Constitution.
E) free speech would threaten the new government.
A
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a. the status quo b. non-paternalism c. diplomatic immunity d. accountability journalism
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Shays’s Rebellion was a grassroots uprising during the confederation period by armed Massachusetts farmers demanding debt relief. 2. The Federalists were largely opposed to the proposed Constitution. 3. The Virginia Plan proposed a bicameral legislature and popular sovereignty. 4. The issue of factions is discussed in Federalist No. 51. 5. Concurrent powers are powers that are shared by both the state and federal governments.
What is NOT a reason the media devotes so much time to scorekeeper journalism?
A) It makes the media seem independent of political elites. B) It allows to media to run more negative stories. C) Reporting on strategy is relatively easy. D) Polls are simple to report, though not necessarily to conduct. E) Readers like these kind of stories.
Who benefited the most from the recent party realignment in Texas?
A) Liberals B) Nonvoters C) Republicans D) Democrats E) Third parties