The average that best describes the middle of a set of data depends on the _____ of a variable.

In the U.S., freedom of press has primarily meant protection from

A) being forced to reveal one's sources. B) having to be impartial. C) censorship. D) libel lawsuits. E) government ownership of newspapers.

Why did the Supreme Court rule in the late nineteenth century that the Fourteenth Amendment did not immediately guarantee all citizens protection under national law?

a. Because the Court ruled that states had no responsibility to follow national law. b. Because the Court ruled that slaves were considered property. c. Because the Court ruled that equal protection under the law was at odds with other sections of the Constitution. d. Because the Court ruled that equal protection under the law only applied to national government actions.