What is it called when the government prevents the media from publishing information, rather than punishing it for breaking laws after the fact?

a. public libel 
b. a writ of censorship 
c. a prior restraint 
d. an espionage act 


c. a prior restraint 

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Answer:

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a. yes-or-no questions b. approve-or-disapprove questions c. "feeling thermometer" questions d. tracking questions

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a. a group of Japanese lawyers. b. American lawyers. c. a group of lawyers from all of the Allied occupying powers. d. a commission comprised of Japanese and American lawyers. e. American lawyers with the assistance of British lawyers.

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