Question

I need help understanding this... please help :) Thank you!
"That it is the right of the subjects to petition the king, and all commitments and prosecutions for such petitioning are illegal."

This quote from the English Bill of Rights may have influenced the colonists to believe that...

A) each person had the right to pay money to get out of arrest and punishment

B) the king has the right to petition commitments that are considered illegal

C) certain prosecutions for petitioning may be considered illegal by the king

D) citizens should be able to bring requests and complaints to government

Answer 1

I think its D. Its saying that citizens have the right to petition, and if they are arrested for it, the arrest is illegal.

Answer 2

Thank you! :)