Martin,a U.S.citizen,feels that a recently enacted federal law is unfair.He assembles a group of friends and they write a petition to the government.Martin and friends then stand quietly in front of the White House with signs declaring their belief that the law is unfair.Under the First Amendment,Martin has a right to

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The First Amendment guarantees the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances and the right to peacefully assemble. Martin and his friends are exercising both of these rights by writing a petition and peacefully assembling in front of the White House. Therefore, Martin has the right to both petition the government and assemble peaceably under the First Amendment.