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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 U.S. ambassador to another country, A federal judge, A senator in the state legislature, The President of the United States

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2.Sort each one: Elected or Appointed?

Sort: The director of the FBI, A general in the U.S. Army, A state's governor, A U.S. senator

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3.Sort each one: Elected or Appointed?

Sort: A member of the U.S. House of Representatives, A Supreme Court justice, A member of a state's legislature, The U.S. Secretary of State

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Answer key — Elected or Appointed to the Job?

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

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