Presidential candidate Joe Biden made history by choosing California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. The Democratic Party nominee asked her to serve as the candidate for vice president. Harris is the first Black woman as well as the first Asian American - to compete on the presidential ticket of a major U.S. party. Last year, Harris entered the presidential race herself as a Democrat. This put her in direct competition with Biden. The 55-year-old Harris is in her first term in the Senate. Her mother was a cancer researcher who came to the United States from India. Her father was an economist from Jamaica. The two met at the University of California, Berkeley and married in 1963. They divorced in 1971, when Kamala was seven. Harris has often spoken about the deep relationship she had with her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, whom she has described as her single biggest influence.
What government branch is comprised of senators?
The Presidential Branch
The Legislative Branch
The Executive Branch
The Judicial Branch
Why is Kamala Harris making history in an election for a major political party?
because she is not really interested in holding a major political office
because she is the first Black woman and first Asian-American to compete as a candidate
because she is the first woman to complete in a U.S. election
because she is not running for a major political party
Kamala Harris is 55 years old.
60 years old
55 years old
45 years old
32 years old