In colonial America, the right to petition required governmental hearing and response.

Evidence

A Short History of the Right To Petition Government for the Redress … (Yale Law School)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: How to Request Public Records in Minnesota - The Complete Data Practices Act Guide; The right to petition permits us to ask government to take action but doesn’t guarantee a desired result. — Freedom of Petition - Free Speech Center; The right to petition dates back 800 years to the Magna Carta. — Interpretation: Right to Assemble and Petition (+1 more)

Related

• The right to petition dates back 800 years to the Magna Carta. (similarity 0.89)
• The right to petition permits us to ask government to take action but doesn’t guarantee a desired result. (similarity 0.87)