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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.

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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 the President's Cabinet, A U.S. ambassador to another country, A senator in the state legislature, A state's governor

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2.Sort each one: Elected or Appointed?

Sort: The Vice President, A member of a state's legislature, A Supreme Court justice, A general in the U.S. Army

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3.Sort each one: Elected or Appointed?

Sort: A federal judge, The director of the FBI, The President of the United States, A member of the U.S. House of Representatives

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Answer key — Elected or Appointed to the Job?

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A member of the President's Cabinet — Appointed 2. A senator in the state legislature — Elected 3. A state's governor — Elected 4. A U.S. ambassador to another country — Appointed
  2. 2.1. A general in the U.S. Army — Appointed 2. A member of a state's legislature — Elected 3. A Supreme Court justice — Appointed 4. The Vice President — Elected
  3. 3.1. A federal judge — Appointed 2. A member of the U.S. House of Representatives — Elected 3. The director of the FBI — Appointed 4. The President of the United States — Elected

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.11.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.