Libel refers to .
the fact that the government prohibits the establishment of an official state religion
a campaign ad designed to support a controversial candidate by offering false statements about his or her accomplishments
a president who no longer has a popular mandate to carry out his or her policy goals
the publication of slanderous or malicious statements designed to denigrate an individual’s reputation
the government’s policy of protecting the right of workers to strike without fear of losing their jobs
The terms "common-carrier role" and "watchdog role" are used to refer to .
the tradition that demands the Speaker of the House stay removed from all House debates
the role of the Supreme Court to regulate constitutionality in American law
the service that partisan media renders to its party and support base
the link that the media provides between the people and the government
None of these answers is correct.