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Agrarian-slaveholding confederationHistorical polity

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.

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Predominant Spectrum
Right
Closest catalog ideology
Confederate Conservatism
Closest Figure
Jefferson Davis
Battle flag illustration: Confederate States of America
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Identity & context
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Description
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Political coordinates
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Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Very strong · Federal
    Federal92.5%
    Unitary7.5%

  • Representation

    Leaning · Autocracy
    Democracy42.5%
    Autocracy57.5%

  • Civil liberties

    Leaning · Security
    Security67.5%
    Liberty32.5%

  • Cultural integration

    Very strong · Assimilation
    Assimilation88.8%
    Multicultural11.2%

  • Conflict resolution

    Leaning · Military force
    Military force62%
    Negotiation38%

  • Foreign involvement

    Leaning · Interventionist
    Non-Intervention35%
    Interventionist65%

  • Ownership

    Strong · Private
    Public26.2%
    Private73.8%

  • Economic coordination

    Strong · Markets
    State direction26.2%
    Markets73.8%

  • International trade

    Strong · Free trade
    Protectionism28.7%
    Free trade71.3%

  • Religion & state

    Very strong · Religious
    Secular6.2%
    Religious93.8%

  • Social norms

    Very strong · Traditionalist
    Progressive5%
    Traditionalist95%

  • Technology & precaution

    Leaning · Ecologist
    Acceleration32.5%
    Ecologist67.5%

What distinguishes Confederate States of America

Largest median distance

Distribution of power

This position is 63.8 points from the median of the 204 country and regime profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 29% FederalConfederate States of America 93% Federal

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Civil liberties

This position is 2.0 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 66% SecurityConfederate States of America 68% Security

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.