Political parties are A. institutional groups that look to advance their interests.
B. associational groups that rely upon personal networks for results.
C. anomic groups that gather regularly to discuss strategies.
D. groups or organizations that seek to place candidates in office under their label.

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.”