"The English Bill of Rights"

Question

An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown

Whereas the late King James the Second, by the assistance of divers evil counsellors, judges and ministers employed by him, did endeavour to subvert and extirpate the Protestant religion and the laws and liberties of this kingdom;

By assuming and exercising a power of dispensing with and suspending of laws and the execution of laws without consent of Parliament;

By committing and prosecuting divers worthy prelates for humbly petitioning to be excused from concurring to the said assumed power;

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Question
Use the passages to answer the question.

What strategies do both documents use to persuade their audience?

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Responses

Both documents list a series of wrongs committed by members of the government.
Both documents list a series of wrongs committed by members of the government.

Both documents outline why things are not currently working and give direction on how to make positive change.
Both documents outline why things are not currently working and give direction on how to make positive change.

Both documents appeal to the audience’s emotions.
Both documents appeal to the audience’s emotions.

Both documents use personal pronouns to convey opinions

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