"The Senate, which is the very body organized for the purpose of preserving this right of the States, organized to represent the equality of the
States, has power to destroy that right and equality!"

Which statement best describes the role of these sentences in the excerpt?

1. They condemn the Senate's past actions as being self-interested and unpatriotic.

2
They state that the Senate alone has the authority to overthrow the Constitution

3. They support the speaker's premise that the authors of the policy are misguided.

4. They explain how political power comes from the people and not the government.