Answer:
A) Free speech can be limited to protect the country.
I believe the answer is: C) It helps citizens become aware of a politician’s wrongdoings.
Without the free press, politicians could make legislation which would not be beneficial for the citizens even without the awareness of the citizens.
But the freeedom of press need to be accompanied with accountability to ensure that the press do not intentionally created a biased point of view when presenting their piece.
The Gibbons v. Ogden court case in a nutshell:
Ogden had a monopoly on operating steamboats on the Lower Mississippi.
Gibbons, who had a federal liscence to operate steamboats, tried to start business there and was sued by Ogden.
The ruling was that Gibbons would be allowed to operate there, which gave precedent to federal law over state law.
