alleryOn which laws was the Vernacular Press Act of 1878 modelled?
ARoman Church Index
BPrussian Censorship Code
CIrish Press Laws
DFrench Press Decree
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Irish Press Laws
The 1878 Act borrowed from Irish press laws to let the government censor vernacular reports and editorials.
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