Understand the 12 axes
Very strong Federal: Structure
87.5–100% Federal · 0–12.5% Unitary
What this band means
Very strong Federal covers 87.5–100% Federal. Your answers favor Federal, with a very pronounced 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 78 profiles are reference models, not responses from quiz participants. The distributions describe this catalog’s composition.
Among 39 ideologies, the median Structure score is 92.5% Federal. The lowest value is 87.5% (Libertarianism), while the highest is 100% (Techno-Anarchism). These values describe the reference set on this particular axis.
Among 12 countries and regions, the median Structure score is 91.85% Federal. The lowest value is 87.5% (Dutch Republic (United Provinces)), while the highest is 98.8% (Medieval Iceland (Commonwealth)). These values describe the reference set on this particular axis.
Among 27 figures, the median Structure score is 90% Federal. The lowest value is 87.5% (Murray Bookchin), while the highest is 98.8% (Ezra Heywood). 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 78 profiles in Very strong Federal, Representation has a median of 82.5% Democracy and 17.5% Autocracy.
Among the 78 profiles in Very strong Federal, Power has a median of 9.4% Security and 90.6% Liberty.
Among the 78 profiles in Very strong Federal, Immigration has a median of 18.8% Assimilation and 81.2% Multiculturalism.
Among the 78 profiles in Very strong Federal, Diplomacy has a median of 15.6% Militarist and 84.4% Pacifist.
Among the 78 profiles in Very strong Federal, Intervention has a median of 82.5% Non-interventionist and 17.5% Nationalist.
Among the 78 profiles in Very strong Federal, Economy has a median of 51.25% Public and 48.8% Private.
Among the 78 profiles in Very strong Federal, Control has a median of 30.7% Planning and 69.3% Free market.
Among the 78 profiles in Very strong Federal, Trade has a median of 30% Protectionism and 70% Globalism.
Among the 78 profiles in Very strong Federal, Religion has a median of 78.4% Irreligious and 21.6% Religious.
Among the 78 profiles in Very strong Federal, Morality has a median of 66.85% Progressive and 33.2% Traditionalist.
Among the 78 profiles in Very strong Federal, Technology has a median of 50% Technology and 50% 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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