Which statement about the electoral college
system is accurate?
(1) the number of electoral votes a state receives
is based on its geographic size.
(2) a candidate can be elected president without
the majority of the popular vote.
(3) presidential candidates are forced to
campaign equally in every state.
(4) the total number of electoral votes has
increased with each census.

the answer is a. laws were enacted in the aftermath of the plot to make it harder to free slaves,increasing sectionalism

freedom of speech is also protected by the 1 amendment.

explanation:

here is pretty much what the 1st amendment says:

congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.