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A union of Poland and Lithuania from 1569 to 1795, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was a noble republic with an elected king, a Sejm and the liberum veto, unusual religious tolerance and a vast multiethnic territory, until partitioned by Russia, Prussia and Austria.
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Leans further toward federal than 90% of the 256 countries and regimes in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Structure is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Diplomacy, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Here it shares common ground with most countries.
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Tradition of republics made of sovereign provinces or cantons, such as the Dutch Republic and the old Swiss Confederacy, with local self-government, open trade, armed neutrality and deep-rooted Protestant faith.
Synthesis that unites free markets and a minimal state with the defense of tradition, family, and order, valuing individual freedom and personal responsibility alongside the preservation of customs and institutions.
Doctrine that organizes the state through a constitutional division of power between a central government and autonomous regional units, such as cantons or states, with their own competencies, independent courts, and mutual checks against excessive concentration of power.
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Stalinist SocialismRadical Left28%
An American political philosopher and historian, Kirk influenced postwar conservatism with The Conservative Mind (1953). He championed tradition, historical continuity, political prudence, local communities, and a moral order rooted in religion.
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A western US state with a Mormon majority, Utah combines the Latter-day Saints Church's influence over family and customs, a flat income tax, balanced budgets, a booming tech sector, a welcoming stance toward refugees and strict alcohol control.
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Medieval alliance of autonomous cantons formed from the 1291 Pact, the Old Swiss Confederacy operated without a strong central power, combining direct democracy in local assemblies (Landsgemeinde), independent peasant militias, and weak joint military/diplomatic coordination among the cantons.
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