Agrarian-slaveholding confederation

Confederate States of America

Formed by the secession of eleven Southern states to preserve slavery, the Confederate States combined radical state confederalism, a traditionalist and religious agrarian society, and free trade, before being defeated in the Civil War.

Flag: Confederate States of America

Historical polity · 1861–1865

This profile represents the catalog’s interpretation of a political system, rather than the opinions of all its residents.

Wikimedia Commons · Primeira bandeira nacional confederada ('Stars and Bars'), 1861–1863.

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01 / The profile

Twelve axes, one perspective

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Federal 92.5%7.5% Unitary
Democracy 42.5%57.5% Autocracy
Security 67.5%32.5% Liberty
Assimilation 88.8%11.2% Multiculturalism
Militarist 62%38% Pacifist
Non-interventionist 35%65% Nationalist
Public 26.2%73.8% Private
Planning 26.2%73.8% Free market
Protectionism 28.7%71.3% Globalism
Irreligious 6.2%93.8% Religious
Progressive 5%95% Traditionalist
Technology 32.5%67.5% Biology

02 / What stands out

Three distinctive positions

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Structure

92.5% Federal, compared with the ideology catalog’s 37.5% median.

Where should public power live?

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Religion

6.2% Irreligious, compared with the ideology catalog’s 58.2% median.

What place should religion have in individual and public life?

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Immigration

88.8% Assimilation, compared with the ideology catalog’s 49.75% median.

How should a society approach migration and cultural difference?

The profile in detail

Government and accountability. Structure: 92.5% Federal, 7.5% Unitary (Very strong Federal); Representation: 42.5% Democracy, 57.5% Autocracy (Leaning Autocracy). This combination separates where authority is located from how leaders are selected and constrained. It preserves those two choices even when a broad political label does not distinguish them. On Representation, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Democracy; Confederate States of America sits 15.0 points below it. 99 reference profiles share this band.

Civil power and culture. Power: 67.5% Security, 32.5% Liberty (Leaning Security); Immigration: 88.8% Assimilation, 11.2% Multiculturalism (Very strong Assimilation). The first contrast concerns limits on civil life; the second concerns cultural adaptation and plural identities. Reading them together avoids inferring an immigration position solely from a preference about security. On Power, the 877-profile catalog median is 58.8% Security; Confederate States of America sits 8.7 points above it. 175 reference profiles share this band.

Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 62% Militarist, 38% Pacifist (Leaning Militarist); Intervention: 35% Non-interventionist, 65% Nationalist (Leaning Nationalist). Military capacity and projection of national interests are distinct choices in this model. These coordinates show how the profile combines military means and external objectives, without assuming that they always move together. On Intervention, the 877-profile catalog median is 48.8% Non-interventionist; Confederate States of America sits 13.8 points below it. 187 reference profiles share this band.

Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 26.2% Public, 73.8% Private (Strong Private); Control: 26.2% Planning, 73.8% Free market (Strong Free market); Trade: 28.7% Protectionism, 71.3% Globalism (Leaning Globalism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Confederate States of America depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Confederate States of America sits 27.0 points below it. 74 reference profiles share this band.

Belief and social norms. Religion: 6.2% Irreligious, 93.8% Religious (Very strong Religious); Morality: 5% Progressive, 95% Traditionalist (Very strong Traditionalist). The model keeps religious influence separate from continuity in social norms. These values describe the reference profile; they do not assign a religion to someone who receives this match in the quiz. On Morality, the 877-profile catalog median is 38.8% Progressive; Confederate States of America sits 33.8 points below it. 116 reference profiles share this band.

Technology and limits. Technology: 32.5% Technology, 67.5% Biology (Leaning Biology). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Confederate States of America, the 17.5-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Confederate States of America sits 25.0 points below it. 117 reference profiles share this band.

03 / Connections

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Which ideology is closest to Confederate States of America?

Confederate Conservatism has 95.6% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.

Which axis stands out for Confederate States of America?

Morality is among the furthest from the center: 5% Progressive and 95% Traditionalist. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.

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