I think the answer is b because most woman back then had no rights at all
1. B - It allows people the freedom to criticize public officials.
When the citizens had the freedom to cricitize its own government, the government would be forced to live up to a certain standard. This would dramatically reduce the complacency within the government body, and the government become more likely to listen and create legislations that satisfy the majority of people.
2. A. Journalists are entitled to cover trials
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C. It is difficult for public officials to win libel cases.
Through this, the journalist could act as a middle man that connect what happen within the government body, transform it into pieces of information, and give it to the people so we can form our own opinion about it. Difficulties to win libel cases favours journalists because it allow them to criticize public officials without direct threat of of being sued for smearing their name.
as an agrarian republic in which states and localities held most of the power
