Elected or Appointed to the Job? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on how national and state officials are chosen, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.11.K-2. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Sort each job. Elected means chosen by voters. Appointed means chosen by a leader, often with the Senate's approval.
1.Sort each one: Elected or Appointed?
Sort: The U.S. Secretary of State, A federal judge, A senator in the state legislature, A member of a state's legislature
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2.Sort each one: Elected or Appointed?
Sort: A U.S. senator, A U.S. ambassador to another country, A member of the U.S. House of Representatives, A Supreme Court justice
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3.Sort each one: Elected or Appointed?
Sort: A member of the President's Cabinet, A state's governor, The President of the United States, A general in the U.S. Army
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LessonPrint · D2.Civ.11.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Elected or Appointed to the Job?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A federal judge — Appointed 2. A member of a state's legislature — Elected 3. A senator in the state legislature — Elected 4. The U.S. Secretary of State — Appointed
2.1. A member of the U.S. House of Representatives — Elected 2. A Supreme Court justice — Appointed 3. A U.S. ambassador to another country — Appointed 4. A U.S. senator — Elected
3.1. A general in the U.S. Army — Appointed 2. A member of the President's Cabinet — Appointed 3. A state's governor — Elected 4. The President of the United States — Elected
Questions about Elected or Appointed to the Job?
What does the Elected or Appointed to the Job? worksheet cover?
It practices how national and state officials are chosen — 3 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on C3 Framework D2.Civ.11.K-2: Explain how a class can make a decision together. The instruction to students is “Sort each job. Elected means chosen by voters. Appointed means chosen by a leader, often with the Senate's approval”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Elected or Appointed to the Job? practice?
D2.Civ.11.K-2, under Civics for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published indicator reads: “Explain how people can work together to make decisions in the classroom.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Elected or Appointed to the Job? is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.11.K-2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Elected or Appointed to the Job? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Elected or Appointed to the Job? can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Elected or Appointed to the Job? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Elected or Appointed to the Job?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.