Current Events: Reading & Listening Assessment

Reading Assessment: Read about the current issue below and answer the questions. Submit by 12 noon Thursday Feb.4/21

Listening Assessment: Listen to a news report, answer the questions & submit by 12 noon Thursday, Feb. 4/21.

A life in politics.
In November 2020 Joe Biden was voted to be the 46th President of the United Staes of Amercia. President Biden has spent a long time in American politics.
Born in Pennsylvania, Joe Biden is a lifelong politician who started his political  career in 1973 at age 30 when he became a member of the U.S. Senate. He represented the state of Delaware in the U.S. Senate for 36 years. In 2008, President Obama chose Joe Biden to be his Vice President, a role he held for 8 years. He decided to run for President against Donald Trump because he thought President Trump was a threat to America.
Through 36 years in politics, Joe Biden has been popular, especially with working class Americans in Delaware where he was Senator from 1973-2009. On the other hand, Republicans didn't always like him. In the 2020 election,  Trump  called him "lying Joe", and refused to recognize that Joe Biden won the election.
My personal opinion is that President Biden is a much better choice for America because of his political experience and  good character. Maybe he can repair  the nation divided by ex-President Donald Trump.
Written by EC Writer.( Ed Cowan)