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In October 2026 Kelly Armstrong governs in a Republican trifecta. The state keeps a public bank and a public mill, has had no death penalty since 1973, and nearly bans abortion. Armstrong has an 83–11 House and a 42–5 Senate.
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Leans further toward federal than 91% of the 325 countries and regimes in the catalog.
Of all the topics, Structure is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Technology, it sits practically at the catalog median.
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American conservative current associated with Ronald Reagan. It combines lower taxes and a smaller federal economic role with free enterprise, traditional religious values, anticommunism and military strength.
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.
Branch that combines the defense of individual freedoms and free markets with appreciation for national sovereignty and identity, defending limited government alongside border control and the nation.
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Techno-SocialismRadical Left30%
An American statesman, Reagan led the modern conservative right, championing tax cuts, free markets, traditional values, firm anti-communism, and expanded military power.
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In October 2026 Jim Pillen governs with a Republican majority in a unicameral legislature. Public power, a 12-week abortion limit, medical cannabis, the death penalty, and a $15 minimum wage are in force. Medical cannabis was upheld in September.
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British colonies on the North American Atlantic coast, with assemblies of white property owners, governors appointed by the Crown, established and dissenting churches, trade under the Navigation Acts, slavery in the South and expansion into Indigenous lands.
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