The right to petition dates back 800 years to the Magna Carta.

Evidence

Interpretation: Right to Assemble and Petition (National Constitution Center)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: How to Request Public Records in Minnesota - The Complete Data Practices Act Guide; In colonial America, the right to petition required governmental hearing and response. — A Short History of the Right To Petition Government for the Redress …; Magna Carta established the principle of law above the King. — Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking…, 398 (+1 more)

Related

• In colonial America, the right to petition required governmental hearing and response. (similarity 0.89)
• The right to petition permits us to ask government to take action but doesn’t guarantee a desired result. (similarity 0.82)
• The Petition Clause did not create the right to petition; that right existed before ratification of the Constitution. (similarity 0.80)