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Read this passage from the English Bill of Rights.

That it is the right of the subjects to petition the king, and all commitments and prosecutions for such petitioning are illegal.

This passage from the English Bill of Rights led to the protection of which right?

the freedom to bear arms
the right to pass taxes
the freedom of speech
the right to vote

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the freedom of speech

The passage protects subjects' right to petition the monarch (a form of political expression), preventing punishment for such petitions — a safeguard of free speech/petition.