When the United States government created the Post Office at the founding of the republic, it didn't invite rival postal firms to compete; in fact, it created a monopoly. That monopoly, however, was (i)__________ free expression because of the policies Congress adopted, which (ii)_______ the circulation of newspapers irrespective of their viewpoint and spread postal service throughout the country.
conducive to
threatened by
dependent on
subsidized
limited
trivialized
Select one entry from each column.

