Description Watch the video "Freedom of the Press: New York Times v. United States (known as the P ...

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Description Watch the video "Freedom of the Press: New York Times v. United States (known as the Pentagon-Papers case) from the Annenberg Public Policy Center and answer the following questions. Make sure to read the First Amendment right. Video can be accessed at https://assets.annenbergclassroom.org/annenbergclassro ???What are the Pentagon Papers? ???Why did the government seek a prior restraint against the New York Times and the Washington Post? ???Why did the Supreme Court find the prior restraint unconstitutional? ???Do you think that by releasing the Pentagon Papers, did Ellsberg put the nation, or the world, at risk? To what extent should the government be allowed to have such secrecy? ???Would a democracy function effectively without the critical role of the press?