What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR)? Identify two rights that the U.S shares in common with the UNDHR. Examine the list on pp. 2-3 (Constitution and UNDHR). Should the U.S. Constitution be expanded to include more rights from the UNDHR? Which one would be most important to include and why? If you do not think it should be expanded, clearly explain why. Do Americans share rights as a common, unifying value?
[Construct your answer in essay form with an introduction, main body and conclusion. Be sure to support your point(s) with evidence from the readings, normally with a citation to the reading by page or paragraph (for online sources) number. For example (Smith, p. 11).
Here is a sample introduction and thesis (without the answer revealed): The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR)is______. Two rights that is shares with the U.S. Constitution include_____ and _____________. The U.S. constitution should include additional rights from the UNDHR, such as__________and____________. [Or the last sentence might state the opposite: The U.S. should not include additional rights from the UNDHR because________________and_________________.
