Read the scenario.A citizen is worried about the wetlands in her state. She writes a letter asking her senators to vote against a proposed federal law that would relax oil-drilling restrictions in coastal waters.

She is contacting her senators to ask the government to take a particular action: vote against the proposed law. Asking government officials to address a concern is an example of the right to petition. Freedom of speech protects expressing opinions, but the specific action of requesting government action is the right to petition.

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