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A Midwestern state dominated by Chicago, Illinois combines a Democratic political machine with a history of corruption, strong public-sector unions, a huge pension debt, strict gun laws, liberalized social policy and a conservative agricultural interior.
Political topics
Leans further toward progressive than 89% of the 325 countries and regimes in the catalog.
Of all the topics, Morality is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Free market, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Here it shares common ground with most countries.
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Political tradition that values popular sovereignty, civic virtue, and the rule of law, defending citizens' self-government, the separation of powers, and protection against tyranny and the corruption of power.
Liberal current that accepts an active role for the state in the economy and in guaranteeing rights, combining individual freedoms and markets with regulation and public policies aimed at the collective good and equality.
Nationalism based on citizenship and shared values rather than ethnicity, defining the nation by adherence to common laws and institutions, open to all who accept its democratic and civic principles.
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ReactionaryismFar-Right32%
Democratic governor of California since 2019 and a 2028 presidential hopeful, he leads state resistance to Trump on immigration, climate and redistricting. A same-sex marriage pioneer in San Francisco, he regulates AI but has cracked down on homeless camps.
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A supranational political and economic union, the European Union integrates democratic states through shared institutions, a common market, coordinated regulation, free movement, and a strong commitment to rights, secularism, and international cooperation.
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