Question

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
Mark this and return

Answer 1

the freedom of speech

(The passage protects the subjects' right to petition the ruler — an early form of the right to free expression/petition.)