1. TEA PARTY Government Period 4 Antonio Sandifor Jessica Ortega Cynthia Carranza Nayadanty Tellez

2. SYMBOL

3. MOTTO “Don’t tread on me.”

4. CONTACT INFORMATION California Office:Tea Party.org 24338 El Toro Rd, Suite E-108 Laguna Woods, California 92637.24 Hour – 7 Days Per Week, 365 Days Per Year – Live Operator – (714) 796-1776

5. Platforms  The Tea Party believes that everyone is created equal and should the same opportunity to seek life, liberty, and happiness.  Their goals are as listed: Eliminate Excessive taxes Eliminate the National Debt Eliminate Deficit Spending Protect Free Markets Abide by the Constitution of the United States Promote Civic Responsibility Reduce the Overall Size of Government Believe in the People Avoid the Pitfalls of Politics Maintain Local Independence

6. POLITICAL WORLD Illegal immigration- “Illegal aliens are here illegally.” They want a more secure border. Taxes- Reducing personal income taxes is a must; they want to be taxed less, but it would affect the social world, because public programs would not be availabe anymore

7. ECONOMIC WORLD  Foreign Oil - The Tea Party is against purchase of Foreign Oil for our daily lives. They think that we are to depend on Foreign Oil and if we keep using it our economy would get slower and prices would get higher on products of all kinds.  Free Market – They do not want the government to stay out of the businesses “Lassiez-Faire”

8. Social World  ObamaCare - They are against Obama Care, because it is only making things worst, and the government would be more in control. The believe that Families will have minimal control over their health care.  Civic Responsibility – They think that citizens should be involved in the grassroots levels. They also want the voice of the American people to be heard.

9. CULTURAL WORLD  Gay Marriage – They are highly against it, because they have a religious values that they live by, and are in favor of traditional families. They want to prohibit gay marriage in the United States  Abortion – They high religious standards make them go against abortions. They want to make it illegal for women to terminate their pregnancies.

10. T-Chart Liberal & Conservative issues  Liberal  Free Market  National debt  Conservative  Same-sex marriage  Abortion  Health Care  Education  Immigration  Taxes  Civic Responsibilities

11. Members of the Tea Party  Ron Paul, Republican political  Rand Paul, Ron Paul’s son  Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska  Jenny Beth Martin, Activist  Dick Armey, chairman of Freedomworks & former U.S. Representative from Texas