Voting for Our Leaders is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how voting chooses leaders and gives the people's consent, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.2.3-5. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 24 of them with 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 12 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 24 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two students have the same paper in front of them.
Voting for Our Leaders
D2.Civ.2.3-5
NameDate
Fill in each blank with a word from its box.
1.If voters are unhappy with a leader, they can vote for a different ___ next time.
Choose: candidate · ballot · poster
2.In most cities, voters elect a ___ to lead the city government.
Choose: mayor · governor · President
3.Leaders chosen by voters must face another ___ after a few years.
Choose: election · parade · holiday
4.Before voting, a careful voter can ___ what each candidate promises.
Choose: compare · hide · erase
5.Voting is done in ___, so no one else can see your choice.
Choose: secret · public · groups
6.People who ask voters to elect them are called ___.
Choose: candidates · voters · judges
7.Voters in a state elect a ___ to lead the state government.
Choose: governor · mayor · judge
8.In the United States, voting is a right and also a ___ of citizens.
Choose: responsibility · punishment · game
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.2.3-5 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Voting for Our Leaders
Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.
1.candidate
2.mayor
3.election
4.compare
5.secret
6.candidates
7.governor
8.responsibility
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.2.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.