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Article 2 of UDHR

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Artilce 2 of the UDHR
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

entitled- the desire/need of people buying something
set forth- not enough for what is needed
jurisdictional- amounts earned after everything has been paid for
international status- the way a country or territory is viewed by other countries or territories
trust- trust land is owned by the government but is the responsibility of the people who live or work on it
non-self-governing- a country or territory not ruled by itself limitation of sovereigntythe limits of the power or authority
Artilce 2 of the UDHR
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.

entitled- the desire/need of people buying something
set forth- not enough for what is needed
jurisdictional- amounts earned after everything has been paid for
international status- the way a country or territory is viewed by other countries or territories
trust- trust land is owned by the government but is the responsibility of the people who live or work on it
non-self-governing- a country or territory not ruled by itself limitation of sovereigntythe limits of the power or authority
1

What is the gist of this article? What is it mostly about?

1

Who is entitled to the rights in this declaration? Quote accurately from the text.

2

a. Break up the word distinction into root and suffix on the chart below.
b. Use your affix list to determine the meaning of the affixes and a dictionary to determine the meaning of the root, if you need to. Complete the second row of the chart.

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What does distinction mean in this context? Underline the correct answer.

1

How would you say the first sentence of Article 2 in your own words?

1

Which statement best represents the second sentence of the article?

1

What nickname would you give this article?

2

What are the main ideas of Article 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

2

Choose at least one supporting detail to support each of the main ideas you underlined in Question 8. Quote accurately from the text.

4

Write a summary of article 2 and the UDHR. Use your simplified version of the UDHR and the actual text of Article