The right to petition is the freedom of individuals (and sometimes groups and corporations) to petition their government for a correction or repair of some form of injustice without fear of punishment for the same. Although often overlooked in favor of other more famous freedoms and sometimes taken for granted^[1], many other civil liberties are enforceable against the government only by exercising this basic right,^[2] making it a fundamental right in both representative democracies (to protect public participation)^[1] and liberal democracies. The "right to petition," per se, is not mentioned in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, but the related freedom of assembly and right to "take part in the government" are.^[3] Look up Petition in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Justice is a concept involving the fair and moral treatment of all persons, especially in law. ... Look up freedom in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Civil liberties is the name given to freedoms that protect the individual from government. ... Representative democracy is a form of democracy founded on the exercise of popular sovereignty by the peoples representatives. ... Liberal democracy is a form of government. ... Eleanor Roosevelt with the Spanish version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. ... Group of women holding placards with political activist slogans: know your courts - study your politicians, Liberty in law, Law makers must not be law breakers, and character in candidates photo 1920 Freedom of assembly is the freedom to associate with, or organize any groups, gatherings, clubs, or organizations that one...

United States

In the United States, the right to petition is guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution, and it specifically prohibits Congress from abridging "the right of the people ... to petition the Government for redress of grievances." Its roots within the colonies can be traced back to the Declaration of Independence,^[4]. Historically, the right can be traced further back^[2] to English documents such as the Magna Carta, which, by its acceptance by the monarchy, implicitly affirmed the right, and the later Bill of Rights 1689, which explicitly declared the "right of the subjects to petition the king"^[5]. For other uses, see First Amendment (disambiguation). ... A grievance is a formal statement of complaint, generally against an authority figure. ... In 1775, the British claimed authority over the red and pink areas on this map and Spain ruled the orange. ... A copy of the 1823 William J. Stone reproduction of the Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence was an act of the Second Continental Congress, adopted on July 4, 1776, which declared that the Thirteen Colonies were independent of Great Britain. ... Magna Carta Magna Carta (Latin for Great Charter, literally Great Paper), also called Magna Carta Libertatum (Great Charter of Freedoms), is an English charter originally issued in 1215. ... The Bill of Rights 1689 is an Act of the Parliament of England (1 Will. ...

While the prohibition of abridgement of the right to petition originally referred only to the federal legislature (the Congress) and courts, the incorporation doctrine later expanded the protection of the right to its current scope, over all state and federal courts and legislatures and the executive branches of the state^[4] and federal governments. The right to petition includes under its umbrella the right to sue the government^[6], and the right of individuals, groups, and corporations (via corporate personhood), to lobby^[4] the government.all of your base belongs to us!all of your base belongs to us!all of your base belongs to us!all of your base belongs to us!all of your base belongs to us!all of your base belongs to us!all of your base belongs to us!all of your base belongs to us!all of your base belongs to us!all of your base belongs to us!all of your base belongs to us!all of your base belongs to us!all of your base belongs to us!all of your base belongs to us!all of your base belongs to us!all of your base belongs to us!all of your base belongs to us!all of your base belongs to us!all of your base belongs to us!all of your base belongs to us! Type Bicameralism Houses Senate House of Representatives United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D, since January 4, 2007 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D, since January 4, 2007 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups (as of November 7, 2006 elections) Democratic Party Republican... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      The United States federal courts are the system of courts organized under the Constitution and... The Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution is applied to state governments by the judicially created Incorporation Doctrine. ... Corporate personhood is a term used to describe the legal fiction used within United States law that a corporation, under the concept of legal entity, has a limited subset of the same constitutional rights as a human being. ... It has been suggested that Interest representation: Academic overview be merged into this article or section. ...

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