SS8 STAAR Snippet - Multipart - Constitutional Rights

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2 questions
This question has two parts. First answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
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“I view the principle of this bill as radically wrong. Suppose that abusive paragraphs are published against the President, if they are lies, they will have no weight; and, if they are truth, they ought to be published.”

-Mr. T. Claiborne, Argument Against Sedition Act, 1789

Part A

The excerpt above violates which freedom protected under the Constitution?

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What phrase or term from the excerpt below provides evidence to support the Part A answer?

“I view the principle of this bill as radically wrong. Suppose that abusive paragraphs are published against the President, if they are lies, they will have no weight; and, if they are truth, they ought to be published.”
-Mr. T. Claiborne, Argument Against Sedition Act, 1789