Tulsi Gabbard

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/tulsi-gabbard

1. When was Tulsi Gabbard born?
2. Where was Tulsi Gabbard born?
3. What is the political affiliation history?
4. What is the key committee service?
5. Who is Tulsi Gabbard?
6. How old was Tulsi Gabbard when she was elected to the Hawaii House of Representatives?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Tulsi Gabbard born?April 12, 1981
2. Where was Tulsi Gabbard born?Leloaloa, American Samoa
3. What is the political affiliation history?Democrat, Independent, Republican
4. What is the key committee service?House Armed Services Committee, House Foreign Affairs Committee
5. Who is Tulsi Gabbard?Tulsi Gabbard is a politician from Hawaii who served in the U.S. Congress and has a background in the military. She was the first Samoan American and first Hindu American in Congress.
6. How old was Tulsi Gabbard when she was elected to the Hawaii House of Representatives?She was 21 years old, making her the youngest state legislator in Hawaii at that time.

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