Tasks: Kamala Harris

Use the internet to find answers to the questions. Share your findings in a group or in class.

1. How does someone become vice president of the United States?
2. Are there any rules limiting who can become vice president?
3. What power does the vice president have?
4. Which branch of the government does the vice president belong to?
5. Why did Donald Trump refuse to concede the 2020 election?
6. How many vice presidents have gone on to become President of the United States?

Source: Pew Research Centre. Link to the material on the Pew Research Centre Website.

Study the statistics below and explain what it tells us. Suggest reasons for the changes seen.

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Bilde: Pew Research Center

What has happened in U.S. politics since the 2020 election? Have Biden and Harris been successful as president and vice president? What is their relationship with Congress like? What is the U.S. economy like today? Is the United States taking part in international cooperation? Is there social unrest and large political protests? How well was the COVID-19 pandemic handled when President Biden took over?

Pick one of the tasks below and write a short text (300-600 words).

1. Write a text where you discuss whether Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have done a good job as president and vice president.
2. Write a text where you discuss whether the United States has become less polarised and more united as a result of Joe Biden becoming president.
3. Write a text where you explain what role the United States plays in limiting climate change.

Work with a partner or in a group.

1. Kamala Harris was the first woman and the first person of colour to become vice president. Does that make her a role model?
2. Does the election of Barack Obama for president in 2008, and Kamala Harris for vice president in 2020, illustrate that racism is a thing of the past in the United States?
3. Kamala Harris was elected senator in 2016, so she had only been in national politics for a few years before she became vice president. Is her lack of experience likely to make her job harder?