Question

The Nixon administration attempting to stop publication of the Pentagon Papers demonstrates the principle of prior _____

Answer 1

The Nixon administration attempting to stop publication of the Pentagon papers demonstrates the principal of Prior Restrain

Answer 2

It demonstrates the principle of “prior restraint”.

Prior restraint, which is also known by other names like prior censorship and pre-publication censorship, is a restriction levied against a particular publication or expression. Usually the government is behind such a censorship and he reason can be national security or similar issues.