Suppose that a law had been passed in the United States that made English the sole official language of the entire nation.Which statement accurately describes how such a law would relate to the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
A)The law violates the Declaration's limits on the legislative power of national governments.
B)The law is consistent with the Declaration's emphasis on the importance of national unity.
C)The law violates the Declaration's assertion that minorities have the right to preserve their cultures.
D)The law is consistent with the Declaration's emphasis on assimilation of minority groups into the mainstream population.

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The law would violate Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that "Everyone has the right to participate fully in cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits. Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author." A law making English the sole official language would limit the ability of minorities to preserve and promote their own languages and cultures.

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