Question: How are local elected officials chosen?

Sources: Sources should include mentioned in previous question ‒ image cards that identify different jobs and their responsibilities; guidance for teachers to create sources for students ‒ since these tasks are based on a local election, sources will differ from place-to-place.

Task: Understand: Select a local election and review the responsibilities of the job.

Vocabulary: government, local, mayor, official, public, vote, election, council member, commissioner, city council, campaign, candidate, nonpartisan

EXPLANATION: Residents of a city vote on their local elected leaders. Typically, those elections are held in November. Most city elections are nonpartisan, meaning they do not run as a member of a specific political party.