Freedom of Speech and of the Press Have a Special

Freedom of speech and of the press have a special place in the American system because

A) free and open debate is an essential mechanism for determining the quality and validity of competing ideas.
B) they were the last provisions in the Bill of Rights to be incorporated through the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
C) they have never been restricted in the history of the United States.
D) they were the only liberties explicitly mentioned in Article I of the Constitution.