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The way to prevent these irregular interpositions of the people is to give them full information of their affairs thro' the channel of the public papers, and to contrive that those papers should penetrate the whole mass of the people. The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.

— Thomas Jefferson, letter to Edward Carrington, January 16, 1787

In the excerpt, Jefferson makes the argument that freedom of the press is necessary for —?
A: creating a Constitution
B: facilitating public debates
C: keeping public officials informed
D: limiting the power of government

Answer 1

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Freedom of the press is important because it plays a vital role in informing citizens about public affairs and monitoring the actions of government at all levels. While the media may be unpopular —43 percent of Americans say the media supports democracy “very poorly” or “poorly,” a Knight Foundation/Gallup report found — this role should not be forgotten.

To protect our rights, we must understand our rights. Here are four fundamental facts we should all remember about freedom of the press:

b

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Answer 2

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hey dude

your answer is b facilitating public debates