The video talks about the “Tea Party” and Civil Engagement in America. The tea party is a prodigy of the American politics and government system(YouTube, 2020). Dr. Skocpol’s views on the Tea Party and how it has brought innovation in the taxation and budget policies. It all began in 2009, which was initiated by the Republican Party as it opposed against the heavy taxation and spending and regulation of the existing Obama government at the time. ("The Tea Party Movement, Its Economic Platform, and History What the Republican Tea Party Stands For", 2012) The Tea Party movement constitutes of small business owners who were at the time threatened by the various government steps being taken like taxes, Obamacare and other reforms.