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Under Ronald Reagan, the United States cut taxes and deregulated the economy, confronted unions, expanded military spending against the Soviet Union and gave the religious right a voice, in a competitive democracy with growing deficits.
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Leans further toward federal than 82% of the 308 countries and regimes in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Structure is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Power, it sits close to 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.
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.
Synthesis that unites free markets and economic freedoms with the appreciation of tradition, order, and institutions, defending prudent change and social stability within the framework of liberal democracy.
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Eco-AuthoritarianismRadical Left31%
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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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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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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