Text Analysis #4

Virginia Resolution- Alien and Sedition Acts

--Who is writing?
~The General Assembly of Virginia wrote this document.


--Who is the audience?
~The audience is the people of the United States of America, and all the people that believe in the constitution. In the last paragraph, it states that a copy of this resolution shall be given to all the senators and representatives of all the other states in America.


--Who do the writers represent?
~The writers represent the government and those who want to protect the constitution.


--What is being said, argued and/or requested?
~The general assembly of Virginia is defending the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the state of Virginia. They want to keep the peace and happiness that the public has with the Constitution. There were acts placed against the Constitution such as the Alien and Sedition Acts. The General Assembly was trying to stop the acts such as those from continuing.

--How is it being said, argued and/or requested?
~The General Assembly creates a great argument with great points and evidence to back up their points. They state their argument in a very sophisticated and educated way. They sound very scholarly and they know what they are talking about.

--What proof and/or justification is being used to legitimize the request?
~The General Assembly uses the Alien Act and the Sedition Act as justification to the harm that is being laid on the Constitution, as stated in the 5th paragraph. "That the General Assembly doth particularly protest against the palpable and alarming infractions of the Constitution, in the two late cases of the "Alien and Sedition Acts" passed at the last session of Congress." The General Assembly explains that the acts both Control the government, and restrict the rights of the people. They go against the Constitution.