Understand the 12 axes
Strong Unitary: Structure
12.6–27.5% Federal · 72.5–87.4% Unitary
What this band means
Strong Unitary covers 12.6–27.5% Federal. Your answers favor Unitary, with a strong preference in this part of the questionnaire. Federal arrangements distribute authority between national, regional and local institutions. Unitary arrangements place greater responsibility in a common national framework. The distinction concerns territory and jurisdiction: two governments can both hold elections while allocating their powers very differently. Decentralization does not by itself establish democracy. Read this axis alongside Representation to separate the location of power from who controls it. This band describes the direction and distance of your score from the center, rather than the percentage of people who agree with you. Two people in the same band can still disagree on particular policies. Their remaining eleven axes may also differ substantially. Use the sample statements to identify the trade-offs that produced this part of your result. The catalog examples below offer points of comparison within the model; they are not a survey of quiz participants.
Across the reference catalog
These 237 profiles are reference models, not responses from quiz participants. The distributions describe this catalog’s composition.
Among 63 ideologies, the median Structure score is 22.5% Federal. The lowest value is 12.8% (Islamic Theocratism), while the highest is 27.5% (New Deal Liberalism). These values describe the reference set on this particular axis.
Among 63 countries and regions, the median Structure score is 20% Federal. The lowest value is 12.8% (Mongol Empire), while the highest is 27.5% (Georgia). These values describe the reference set on this particular axis.
Among 111 figures, the median Structure score is 21.2% Federal. The lowest value is 12.8% (Bashar al-Assad), while the highest is 27.5% (Machado de Assis). These values describe the reference set on this particular axis.
Examples in this band
How the other axes combine
These are medians for reference profiles in this band. They do not predict the other views of a person with this result.
Among the 237 profiles in Strong Unitary, Representation has a median of 33.8% Democracy and 66.2% Autocracy.
Among the 237 profiles in Strong Unitary, Power has a median of 72.1% Security and 27.9% Liberty.
Among the 237 profiles in Strong Unitary, Immigration has a median of 65% Assimilation and 35% Multiculturalism.
Among the 237 profiles in Strong Unitary, Diplomacy has a median of 63.7% Militarist and 36.3% Pacifist.
Among the 237 profiles in Strong Unitary, Intervention has a median of 38.8% Non-interventionist and 61.2% Nationalist.
Among the 237 profiles in Strong Unitary, Economy has a median of 54.4% Public and 45.6% Private.
Among the 237 profiles in Strong Unitary, Control has a median of 69% Planning and 31% Free market.
Among the 237 profiles in Strong Unitary, Trade has a median of 65.7% Protectionism and 34.3% Globalism.
Among the 237 profiles in Strong Unitary, Religion has a median of 37.5% Irreligious and 62.5% Religious.
Among the 237 profiles in Strong Unitary, Morality has a median of 31.2% Progressive and 68.8% Traditionalist.
Among the 237 profiles in Strong Unitary, Technology has a median of 57.5% Technology and 42.5% Biology.
Consider the questions
01Regional and local governments should decide their own affairs without national interference.
02Laws on local matters should be made by local governments.
03The whole country should follow the same laws, even when its regions prefer otherwise.
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