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 21 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 the President's Cabinet, The Vice President, A U.S. ambassador to another country, A member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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2.Sort each one: Elected or Appointed?
Sort: The U.S. Secretary of State, A state's governor, A U.S. senator, A Supreme Court justice
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3.Sort each one: Elected or Appointed?
Sort: A senator in the state legislature, A member of a state's legislature, The director of the FBI, A federal judge
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LessonPrint · D2.Civ.11.K-2 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Elected or Appointed to the Job?
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A member of the President's Cabinet — Appointed 2. A member of the U.S. House of Representatives — Elected 3. A U.S. ambassador to another country — Appointed 4. The Vice President — Elected
2.1. A state's governor — Elected 2. A Supreme Court justice — Appointed 3. A U.S. senator — Elected 4. The U.S. Secretary of State — Appointed
3.1. A federal judge — Appointed 2. A member of a state's legislature — Elected 3. A senator in the state legislature — Elected 4. The director of the FBI — Appointed
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.11.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.