The Tea Party in American Politics ((4 Credits))

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The student will gain an understanding of the Tea Party as a political movement in American politics, including the context out of which it arose in the months after the election of Barack Obama to the presidency. Students will gain an understanding of the relationship between the Tea Party and earlier movements on the right, and between the Tea Party movement and the Republican Party. The student will also gain an understanding of the broad trends within American politics since 2008.