In the VALS framework, consumers motivated by self-expression want to make an impact on their world. One segment of the two self-expression-motivated groups, known as , have high resources and are social and spontaneous. They are first in and out of trend adoption.

The tea party movement is a. an official third party that challenges both democrats and republicans in national elections. b. an organized challenge to incumbents in the republican party by the most conservative wing of the republican party. c. an organized challenge to incumbents in the democratic party by the most liberal wing of the democratic party. d. an offspring of the green party that runs for state and local office in many midwestern states. e. the now defunct party that gave way to the republican party at the end of the “second party system.”