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In October 2026 Democrat Andy Beshear is governor and the Republican legislature overrides his vetoes. A near-total abortion ban, constitutional carry, and a 3.5% flat income tax are in force. The supermajority overrides vetoes by a simple vote.
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Leans further toward federal than 81% of the 325 countries and regimes in the catalog.
Of all the topics, Structure is where it stands furthest from the rest.
On Immigration, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Here it shares common ground with most countries.
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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.
Platform of the Republican Party, combining border security and deportations, tariffs and industrial protectionism, tax cuts and deregulation, gun rights, Christian values and returning abortion to the states.
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Eco-AuthoritarianismRadical Left31%
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 Brian Kemp governs with a Republican majority. The LIFE Act on abortion, an income-tax rate cut to 4.99%, and laws against sanctuary cities and for official English are in force. Kemp has a 100–80 House and a 33–23 Senate.
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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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