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Deep South state of the United States, Alabama combines strong Protestant religiosity, states' rights, low taxes and an aerospace industry in Huntsville, with a legacy of racial segregation and dependence on federal funds.
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Leans further toward federal than 92% of the 300 countries and regimes in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Structure is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Power, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Here it shares common ground with most countries.
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American conservative current associated with Ronald Reagan. It combines lower taxes and a smaller federal economic role with free enterprise, traditional religious values, anticommunism and military strength.
Political tradition of the nineteenth-century American South tied to the Confederacy, defending states' rights and secession, an agrarian, patriarchal and Christian society, free trade and a military tradition. Historically, this tradition also defended slavery and racial hierarchy.
Foreign policy doctrine associated with the 2002 US strategy. It favours military force and preemptive action against threats, alongside the international promotion of democracy, open markets and US-led alliances.
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Eco-AuthoritarianismRadical Left32%
An American statesman, Reagan led the modern conservative right, championing tax cuts, free markets, traditional values, firm anti-communism, and expanded military power.
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The second-largest US state, Texas stands out for its conservatism, its culture of strong individual freedom, low taxation, and a dynamic market economy tied to energy and industry.
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British colonies on the North American Atlantic coast, with assemblies of white property owners, governors appointed by the Crown, established and dissenting churches, trade under the Navigation Acts, slavery in the South and expansion into Indigenous lands.
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