Select TWO reasons why the First Amendment protection of speech and free press are important to a constitutional republic. The media can report freely on the activities of government.
It allows citizens to say anything they wish to express.
Citizens enjoy reading, hearing, and watching the news.
Citizens can speak out against the government without fear of retaliation.

In my honest opinion , i’d say franklin d roosevelt was a president that impacted our nation , i say this because fdr is voted among top three best us presidents and he was the longest serving president by 3 terms , usually presidents only supposed to have two terms increments of 4 years , equivalent to 8 years total before election time. and he established the fdic , through the 1933 banking act and he established the us , social security system , during his presidency, and established a national minimum wage , through the fair labor standards act , fdr led the allied coalition to victory in wwii and he played a major role in the creation of the united nations.