Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Answer choices

1. A

   Correct76% picked this

   The UN General Assembly authenticates the evidence and then insists upon prompt remedial action on the part of the

   Why this is right

   This is supported by language at the end of the 1st paragraph. Authenticating the evidence doesn't connect to anything in the passage, but it's just common sense that when a controversial piece of evidence is uncovered, we try to cross-reference it some way to verify its legitimacy. The idea of "insisting upon prompt remedial action on the part of the offending member state" reinforces the idea that these delegates thought there was an obligation for member states to act on human rights issues.

   Skill tested: Application · how this choice captures the passage's function is the move to repeat next time.

   76%
2. B

   Too Weak4% picked this

   The UN General Assembly stipulates that any proposed response must be unanimously accepted by member states before

   The delegates we're being asked about want strong UN responses to human rights abuses. They want the UN to go far in its efforts to guarantee basic human rights. This answer sounds too much like nothing might ever get done. If you wait around for unanimity, you'll probably never get it, so you'll never implement an action that responds to these human rights abuses. In particular, why would the offending member state ever vote to incriminate / police itself?

   4%
3. C

   Too Weak13% picked this

   The UN issues a report critical of the actions of the member state in question and calls for a censure

   The delegates we're being asked about want strong UN responses to human rights abuses. They want the UN to go far in its efforts to guarantee basic human rights. This answer sounds like a weaker reaction than the correct answer. "Censure" means to "harshly criticize, in a formal way". So they would have written a report and then asked everyone to vote on whether or not they too criticized these actions. But all of this stuff has a very hollow, nonbinding feel to it. Since these delegates crave strong action, they'd prefer the UN "insist on a remedy" than to just publish a report that says, "just so you know ... a bunch of us voted to say we disapprove."

   13%
4. D

   Opposite3% picked this

   The situation is regarded by the UN as an internal matter that is best left to the discretion of the

   The delegates we're being asked about want strong UN responses to human rights abuses. They want the UN to go far in its efforts to guarantee basic human rights. This answer is way too laissez faire. For the UN to just shrug its shoulder and go, "well - what are you gonna do?" would be the opposite of what these delegates want.

   3%
5. E

   Too Weak4% picked this

   The situation is investigated further by nongovernmental humanitarian organizations that promise to disclose their findings to the public

   The delegates we're being asked about what strong UN responses to human rights abuses. They want the UN to go far in its efforts to guarantee basic human rights. This answer sounds like some other body will conduct some research and hopefully disclose their findings to the public. This answer doesn't even involve the UN doing anything.

   4%