Who is the leader of a city or town?

Who leads the state government?

Who leads the national government of the United States?

Citizens choose their mayor by casting a _____.

Citizens go to the polls and cast their votes to pick this leader. A leader chosen this way is called _____.

A public official chosen by another leader, not by voters, is _____.

The mayor works for the local government. The governor works for the _____ government.

Maria's city needs a new police chief. The mayor picks the police chief. This is an example of _____.

Voters in a county go to the polls to choose their sheriff. How did the sheriff get the job?

Citizens have the right to vote for their leaders. Voting is an example of civic _____.

The mayor picks the person who will lead the city fire department. Was that leader elected or appointed?

Voters in a town fill out ballots to pick their town council. Are council members elected or appointed?

Mayor, governor, president, police chief: which one of these usually gets the job by being picked by another official?

School principal, city parks director, state governor, city police chief: which one is chosen by voters?

Citizens across the country vote in an election to choose the president.

The leaders of a school district hire a new principal for an elementary school. Was the principal elected or appointed?

How do the lawmakers who make laws for a whole state get their jobs?

The leader of a city's public library is chosen by voters on election day.

The president picks the leaders of the national departments. Those leaders are _____.

Sofia's family went to their polling place and voted for a new mayor. How did that mayor get the job?

An elected leader serves for a set amount of time, called a term, before voters choose again.

The president picks the judges who serve on the highest court in the nation. Are those judges elected or appointed?

Citizens vote to choose the governor of their state. How old must a citizen be to vote?

Who picks the person who runs a city department, such as the streets department?

A public school teacher gets the job by being hired, not by winning an election.

Citizens all over the country vote for the lawmakers in Congress. Are those lawmakers elected or appointed?

The mayor asks a trusted city worker to lead the health department. Did that worker win an election or get appointed?

Families in a town went to the polls and picked their school board. How were those board members chosen?

A school board hires a superintendent to lead all the schools in the district. Elected or appointed?

The governor of a state is appointed by the president.

Council member, police chief, fire chief, parks director: which one do citizens vote for?

Nia's aunt is running for town council and asking people to vote for her. What is a person who runs in an election called?

The vice president's name is on the ballot with the president on election day. Elected or appointed?

A governor picks a judge to serve on a state court. How did that judge get the job?

Every leader who works in a city government wins the job in an election.

Department heads keep their jobs as long as the leader who picked them wants. Are they elected or appointed?

Two neighbors are running for mayor and asking people for their votes. Which neighbor will win the election?

The mayor picked Ms. Ruiz to lead the city water department. Did voters choose her?

When a mayor's term ends, who decides whether that mayor keeps the job?

Citizens vote to choose the president of the United States. How often is there an election for president?