Civics Unit 5

These primary elections are ones where you do not need to be affiliated with any party

• Open primary elections
• Closed primary elections
• General elections
• Special elections

This is one of the first elections to take place in primary season

• General election
• Iowa Caucus

• New Hampshire Primary

• Midterm election

True or false George Washington approved of political parties

• False
• True

Which of the following were one of the first political parties in the United States?

• Republican Party and Democratic Party
• Libertarian Party and Socialist Party
• Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party
• Whig Party and Green Party

This government body oversees campaign spending

• Federal Election Commission (FEC)
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
• Department of Agriculture
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

This type of entity can fundraise unlimited money, but cannot coordinate with a campaign

• Nonprofit organization
• PAC

• Political party
• Super PAC

This event signifies the end of the primary election cycle

• midterm election
• caucus
• presidential election
• national convention

These are lawsuits that suits combine plaintiffs with similar circumstances into one court case

• Individual lawsuits
• Single plaintiff lawsuits
• Class action lawsuits
• Group action lawsuits

Election that is held if there is no clear winner emerges with a majority of the votes from the first primary.

• Super Tuesday
• General election
• Runoff election
• Recall election

Institution that actually elects the President of the United States, created to isolate the Presidency from the will of the people

• Popular Vote
• Congress
• Supreme Court
• Electoral College