Why might people exercise their first amendment right to petition the government?
a.) to express dissatisfaction with the president
b.) to find a lawyer to represent them in court
c.) to get the government to fix a problem
d.) to express satisfaction with the government

The correct answer is C. To get the government to help fix a problem. If you're dissatisfied with the laws, you can petition and organize and protest things and ask for changes. This is the freedom of speech part that is guaranteed in the first amendment and nobody can take that away from you.

From mexican american war , us gained new mexico.