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 14 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Elected or Appointed to the Job?
D2.Civ.11.K-2
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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: A member of a state's legislature, A federal judge, A member of the President's Cabinet, A U.S. senator
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2.Sort each one: Elected or Appointed?
Sort: A Supreme Court justice, A state's governor, The Vice President, A general in the U.S. Army
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3.Sort each one: Elected or Appointed?
Sort: The President of the United States, The director of the FBI, The U.S. Secretary of State, A senator in the state legislature
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LessonPrint · D2.Civ.11.K-2 · Set 14 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Elected or Appointed to the Job?
Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A federal judge — Appointed 2. A member of a state's legislature — Elected 3. A member of the President's Cabinet — Appointed 4. A U.S. senator — Elected
2.1. A general in the U.S. Army — Appointed 2. A state's governor — Elected 3. A Supreme Court justice — Appointed 4. The Vice President — Elected
3.1. A senator in the state legislature — Elected 2. The director of the FBI — Appointed 3. The President of the United States — Elected 4. The U.S. Secretary of State — Appointed
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.11.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.