Which statement best describes the precedent set by the supreme court in new york times v. united states regarding government censorship? government censorship is fine if there is a good reason. government censorship is almost always unconstitutional. government censorship must further national interests. government censorship does not apply to opinions.

Government censorship is almost always unconstitutional.

Explanation:

In the New York Times v. United States, two of the most famous U.S. newspapers, The New York Times and The Washington Post, claimed their right to free press to publish the "Pentagon Papers" (a classified material about the United States activities in Vietnam), while President Richard Nixon's argued that prior restraint of the material was necessary to protect national security.

However, the Supreme Court determined that the publication was not a direct and inevitable threat to what Nixon called "national security", and the newspapers' right to free press was guaranteed under the 1st Amendment. This set the precedent that government censorship is almost always unconstitutional as it violates American's right for expression.

roosevelt essentially took the opposite approach as hoover in taking on the great depression. herbert hoover thought that america and its economy could naturally recover from the depression in due course, so he adamantly restrained the federal government from intervening on behalf of the people affected. on the other hand, roosevelt dramatically increased employment by expanding the federal government and establishing agencies that would aid in relieving some of the country's worst problems.