The Tea Party

The Tea Party, named after the Boston Tea Party in 1773, was a movement that was formed around 2009, in response to high tax rates and excessive government intervention. It was a populist and conservative movement that was mostly in response to President Obama's Affordable Health Care Act, which had a payment plan of $930 billion over 10 years. Many Republicans wanted to repeal it, saying that the cost was too high and was unconstitutional.

Facebook and other social media were the primary platforms to organize protests, in which they objected "big government" and high taxes. This party wasn't an organized political party, but it did have political influence, as many Republicans wanted to go with this movement. In fact, candidates (mostly Republican) that were backed by the Tea Party won their elections.

Works Cited:

Hart, Diane, and Bert Bower. "57.3 Bill Clinton: A New Democrat in the White House." History Alive!: Pursuing American Ideals. Rancho Cordova, CA: Teachers' Curriculum Institute, 2013. 652-55. Print.