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Which protection guaranteed by the first amendment to the United States Constitution was influenced by the trial of John Peter Zenger (1735)? (1) freedom of the press (3) right to assemble (2) freedom
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Which protection guaranteed by the first

amendment to the United States Constitution
was influenced by the trial of John Peter Zenger
(1735)?
(1) freedom of the press (3) right to assemble
(2) freedom of religion (4) right to petition

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It was the "(1) freedom of the press" that was a protection that was influenced by the trial of John Peter Zenger, specifically that truth outweighs accusations of libel.
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