Joshua, Two, Has Been Diagnosed with _____, a Disorder That

question 95

Multiple Choice

Joshua, two, has been diagnosed with _____, a disorder that is found more often in the American Jewish population. Unfortunately, for most children with this abnormality death is likely by age five.

• A) spina bifida
• B) Tay-Sachs disease
• C) sickle-cell anemia
• D) Huntington's disease

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Definitions:

National Republicans

A political party in the United States, active in the late 1820s and early 1830s, which supported a strong federal government and policies that promoted economic growth, evolving into the Whig Party.

Kitchen Cabinet

A term referring to a group of unofficial advisors to the head of a government.

Empresarios

Agents who were granted the right to settle on land in exchange for recruiting and taking responsibility for new settlers; used notably in the context of Mexican Texas.

Industrial Revolution

A period of major industrialization that took place during the late 1700s and early 1800s, changing economies and societies.