HSA 2007 Government Item 23
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Read the headline and the excerpt below and use them to answer the EXTENDED CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE that follows.
In New York Times v. the United States (1971), Justice Hugo Black ruled, “The Press is to serve the governed and not the governors … the Press is free so it can inform the people.”
- Identify how a society benefits from freedom of the press.
- Describe possible situations when government censorship might be justified.
- Compare the importance of individual rights to the government’s need to control information.
- Include details and examples to support your answer.
Write your answer on the lines in your Answer Book.