Which of the Following Best Describes the Twenty-First-Century Tea Party

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the twenty-first-century Tea Party in the United States?

• A) It is a loosely organized collection of activists, most of whom support conservative Republican ideas.
• B) It is the first viable third party of the new century.
• C) It is a social movement that has yet to really define its core theoretical underpinnings.
• D) It is a coalition of activists that transcends party lines to unite those who support a flat-tax system.

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