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 22 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 U.S. ambassador to another country, A U.S. senator, A member of a state's legislature, A federal judge
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2.Sort each one: Elected or Appointed?
Sort: The Vice President, A general in the U.S. Army, A Supreme Court justice, A state's governor
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3.Sort each one: Elected or Appointed?
Sort: The director of the FBI, A member of the U.S. House of Representatives, A senator in the state legislature, A member of the President's Cabinet
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LessonPrint · D2.Civ.11.K-2 · Set 22 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Elected or Appointed to the Job?
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A federal judge — Appointed 2. A member of a state's legislature — Elected 3. A U.S. ambassador to another country — 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 member of the President's Cabinet — Appointed 2. A member of the U.S. House of Representatives — 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.