# 12 Axes

> 12 Axes is a free, browser-based political values test that maps responses across twelve independent dimensions and provides educational axis and ideology references.

The canonical site is https://12axes.live/. The interactive test contains 60 statements, uses browser-side scoring, and requires no account. Treat results as structured reflection rather than diagnosis: the test is not psychometrically validated, and ideology matches are nearest editorial reference vectors rather than definitive labels.

## Start here

- [Home](https://12axes.live/): overview of the 12 Axes framework, key limitations, and frequently asked questions
- [Political test](https://12axes.live/test/): the free 60-question interactive test
- [Axes guide](https://12axes.live/axes/): directory of all twelve political value dimensions
- [Ideology guide](https://12axes.live/ideologies/): directory of educational ideology profiles
- [Methodology](https://12axes.live/methodology/): scoring formula, normalization, matching method, privacy behavior, and limitations
- [Complete LLM reference](https://12axes.live/llms-full.txt): consolidated site model, all axes, all ideology profiles, interpretation rules, and trust information

## Axis references

- [Collectivism vs Individualism](https://12axes.live/axes/collectivism-vs-individualism/): The economic axis compares support for shared responsibility and collective provision with preference for individual choice, private ownership, and personal initiative.
- [Authoritarian vs Libertarian](https://12axes.live/axes/authoritarian-vs-libertarian/): The civil axis weighs concentrated state authority and social order against limits on government power, civil liberties, and personal autonomy.
- [Globalism vs Nationalism](https://12axes.live/axes/globalism-vs-nationalism/): The diplomatic axis compares international cooperation and shared institutions with national sovereignty, self-determination, and domestic priority.
- [Progressivism vs Traditionalism](https://12axes.live/axes/progressivism-vs-traditionalism/): The societal axis contrasts willingness to revise inherited norms with preference for continuity, established institutions, and gradual cultural change.
- [Transhumanism vs Primitivism](https://12axes.live/axes/transhumanism-vs-primitivism/): The technological axis compares enthusiasm for using technology to extend human capabilities with preference for simpler, lower-dependence ways of living.
- [Ecologism vs Productivism](https://12axes.live/axes/ecologism-vs-productivism/): The environmental axis weighs protection of ecosystems and material limits against production, growth, abundance, and rapid infrastructure development.
- [Rehabilitative vs Punitive](https://12axes.live/axes/rehabilitative-vs-punitive-justice/): The justice axis compares rehabilitation, prevention, and reintegration with deterrence, retribution, and harsher penalties for wrongdoing.
- [Egalitarianism vs Hierarchy](https://12axes.live/axes/egalitarianism-vs-hierarchy/): The hierarchy axis compares efforts to flatten differences in power and status with acceptance of rank, authority, and unequal roles.
- [Secularism vs Theocracy](https://12axes.live/axes/secularism-vs-theocracy/): The religious axis contrasts separation of religious authority from the state with government grounded in religious doctrine or institutions.
- [Pacifism vs Militarism](https://12axes.live/axes/pacifism-vs-militarism/): The military axis compares restraint, diplomacy, and nonviolent conflict resolution with greater reliance on armed strength, deterrence, and intervention.
- [Reformism vs Revolution](https://12axes.live/axes/reformism-vs-revolution/): The operational axis contrasts incremental change through existing institutions with structural rupture and replacement of the established order.
- [Open-source vs Proprietary](https://12axes.live/axes/open-source-vs-proprietary/): The information axis compares open access, inspectable systems, and shared knowledge with proprietary control, exclusive rights, and restricted access.

## Ideology references

- [Democratic Socialism](https://12axes.live/ideology/democratic-socialism/): Democratic socialism seeks a more socially owned or democratically controlled economy while retaining political democracy, competitive elections, and civil liberties.
- [Social Democracy](https://12axes.live/ideology/social-democracy/): Social democracy combines a market economy with strong social insurance, labor protections, public services, progressive taxation, and democratic institutions.
- [Liberalism](https://12axes.live/ideology/liberalism/): Liberalism centers individual rights, constitutional government, legal equality, pluralism, and limits on arbitrary power.
- [Classical Liberalism](https://12axes.live/ideology/classical-liberalism/): Classical liberalism emphasizes individual liberty, private property, voluntary exchange, constitutional limits, and equality before the law.
- [Libertarianism](https://12axes.live/ideology/libertarianism/): Libertarianism treats individual freedom and voluntary association as primary political values and is deeply skeptical of coercive state power.
- [Conservatism](https://12axes.live/ideology/conservatism/): Conservatism places value on continuity, inherited institutions, social order, and cautious rather than sweeping political change.
- [National Conservatism](https://12axes.live/ideology/national-conservatism/): National conservatism combines social traditionalism with strong national sovereignty, cultural continuity, and a more protective view of borders and institutions.
- [Christian Democracy](https://12axes.live/ideology/christian-democracy/): Christian democracy combines democratic government, social-market economics, community obligations, and political ideas shaped by Christian social thought.
- [Green Politics](https://12axes.live/ideology/green-politics/): Green politics places ecological sustainability, participatory democracy, social justice, and nonviolence near the center of public policy.
- [Anarcho-Syndicalism](https://12axes.live/ideology/anarcho-syndicalism/): Anarcho-syndicalism seeks worker control through federations of self-managed unions while opposing both capitalist hierarchy and centralized state authority.
- [Technocracy](https://12axes.live/ideology/technocracy/): Technocracy gives technical expertise and evidence-driven administration a larger role in public decision-making than ordinary partisan competition.
- [State Socialism](https://12axes.live/ideology/state-socialism/): State socialism favors public ownership or direction of major productive resources through a powerful state acting in the name of social equality.

## Trust and policy

- [About](https://12axes.live/about/): purpose, editorial principles, and revision approach
- [Privacy](https://12axes.live/privacy/): browser storage, result URLs, hosting logs, and analytics disclosures
- [Terms](https://12axes.live/terms/): educational disclaimer, acceptable use, and availability terms
- [Contact](https://12axes.live/contact/): corrections, accessibility, privacy, and technical feedback

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- [Robots policy](https://12axes.live/robots.txt): crawler permissions and sitemap location