With regard to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the United States
A) played no role in drafting the agreement.
B) is one of only two nations in the world whose legislature has not yet ratified it.
C) ratified it in 1989.
D) adopted it as public policy in 2010.

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The United States is one of the few countries in the world that has signed but not ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child. This means that while the U.S. has indicated support for the convention by signing it, the treaty has not been formally approved and adopted by its legislature, making it one of the very few UN member states not to have ratified the convention.

With Regard to the Convention on the Rights of the Child