Question

Read these words from the First Amendment to the Constitution. "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." This amendment gives citizens the right to __________ .

Answer 1

C. influence their representatives' decisions.

Step-by-step explanation:

The First Amendment guarantee American citizens the right to petition. Petitioning is an attempted to repeal or support a law or policy by showing your state, or city, representatives that majority of people have this opinion toward the law or policy.

What I have in my notes and what was shown on the Edge (2020) instruction:

The Right to Petition the Government

The constitution gives you the right to influence your representatives' decisions

Answer 2

The First Amendment gives citizens the right to free excercise of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble, and the right to petition.

Step-by-step explanation:

The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America is part of the Bill of Rights, that lists the fundamental rights of the Constitution of the United States. The article, passed in 1791, prohibits Congress from passing laws restricting freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly or the right of petition. In addition, the article prohibits the introduction of a state religion and the preference or discrimination of individual religions by federal law.