权力结构法律

参见：Laws

The numbers in green refer to the number of alternative laws currently available to be enacted in that sub-category.

Power structure laws determine who is in control of different aspects of the country.

It includes fundamental Governance Principles such as monarchy and parliamentary republic, which determine who will be the nation's head of state is and what kind of powers they wield.

Distribution of Power ranges from autocracy and oligarchy through various extensions of the voting franchise all the way to universal suffrage.

Citizenship and Church and State laws govern which pops suffer legal discrimination in the country due to their culture or religion.

The principles on which Bureaucracy is run -- such as hereditary or elected positions for bureaucrats -- determine how expensive it is to keep track of each citizen and how much institutions cost to run, but also directly benefit some groups over others.

Conscription lets the player raise a part of the civilian workforce as soldiers in times of war, and Internal Security governs how the home affairs anti-insurgent institution works.

Army Model

How your army is organized and regulated.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Change limitations?	Stance
Mass Conscription Large numbers of infantry conscripts can be activated as needed to supplement the professional army.	Nationalism	+25% Conscription rate +100% Training rate	Not limited	AAA
National Militia The standing army is small, but local militias can be activated to defend their homes.	Mandatory Service	+10% Conscription rate −10% Armed forces political strength	Not limited	AAA
Peasant Levies The army's main force comes from conscripted infantry with zero to basic training.		+7.5% Conscription rate +10% Landowners political strength Most officers qualifications will originate from aristocrats	Not limited	AAA
Professional Army The army consists of well-trained, professional regulars.		+5% Conscription rate +25% Armed forces political strength	Not limited	AAA

Bureaucracy

How your country is administered.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Change limitations?	Stance
Appointed Bureaucrats Bureacrats are appointed by rulers to serve the country's best interests in exchange for high wages.		+25% Intelligentsia political strength	Elected Bureaucrats Hereditary Bureaucrats	AAA
Elected Bureaucrats Local governors are elected by their constitutents, decentralizing power while making citizens easier to manage.	Autocracy Elder Council Oligarchy	−15% Institution cost multiplier +25% Population cost multiplier +25% Landowners political strength	Appointed Bureaucrats	AAA
Hereditary Bureaucrats Bureacrats hold their position through traditional inheritance, passing on the responsiblities to their children.		+15% Institution cost multiplier −25% Population cost multiplier +25% Landowners political strength	Appointed Bureaucrats	AAA

Church and State

The relationship between physical and spiritual governors.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Change limitations?	Stance
Freedom of Conscience The state has an official state religion but the people may choose what to believe. Only particularly exotic religions are discriminated against.	Rationalism Theocracy	Gain +100 authority +15% Devout political strength Any religion sharing a trait with a state religion is accepted Pops will recalculate their interest group support	State Religion Total Separation	AAA
State Religion The church is an official organ of the state. All minority religions are discriminated against.		Gain +200 authority +30% Devout political strength Only a state religion is accepted Pops will recalculate their interest group support	Freedom of Conscience	AAA
Total Separation No church or faith may interfere in government functions. No religion may be discriminated against.	Empiricism Theocracy	All religions are accepted Pops will recalculate their interest group support	Freedom of Conscience	AAA

Citizenship

Extending the rights of citizenship.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Change limitations?	Stance
Cultural Exclusion Foreign cultures with nothing in common with your primary cultures are discriminated against.	Debt Slavery Slavery Banned	Gain +50 authority Any culture sharing a cultural trait with a primary culture is accepted Pops will recalculate their interest group support	Multiculturalism Racial Segregation	AAA
Ethnostate All foreign cultures are discriminated against.	Nationalism	Gain +200 authority Only a primary culture is accepted Pops will recalculate their interest group support	Cultural Exclusion Racial Segregation	AAA
Multiculturalism No cultures are discriminated against.	Egalitarianism Slavery Banned	All cultures are accepted Pops will recalculate their interest group support	Cultural Exclusion	AAA
National Supremacy Foreign cultures are discriminated against unless they share both heritage and language (or other customs).		Gain +200 authority Any culture sharing a trait with a primary culture is accepted Pops will recalculate their interest group support	Cultural Exclusion Racial Segregation	AAA
Racial Segregation Foreign cultures of different heritage are discriminated against.		Gain +100 authority Any culture sharing a heritage trait with a primary culture is accepted Pops will recalculate their interest group support	Cultural Exclusion National Supremacy	AAA

Distribution of Power

How political power is distributed. Determines who the Head of State is accountable to.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Change limitations?	Stance
Anarchy Local communities govern their own affairs and send representatives to serve limited terms on larger cooperative councils. With no formal hierarchies central authority is difficult to exercise.	Anarchy Council Republic	−50% authority +1 Universal pop political strength −75 Political strength from wealth Political parties will disappear	Universal Suffrage	AAA
Autocracy The Head of State's power is absolute and they are held accountable to no earthly power.		Gain +250 authority +30 Legitimacy from including the head of state in government +50% Aristocrats political strength Disable Elected Bureaucrats law Political parties will disappear	Elder Council Landed Voting Oligarchy	AAA
Census Suffrage Literate men of particular status is given a vote.	Democracy Chiefdom	Gain +50 authority +20 Legitimacy +30 Political strength from literate pops' votes +10 Wealth threshold for voting Political parties will emerge	Landed Voting Universal Suffrage Wealth Voting	AAA
Elder Council The most venerated men have a say in the nation's governance.	Is a decentralized country Chiefdom	Gain +200 authority +20 Legitimacy +50% Aristocrats political strength +50% Clergymen political strength +50% Officers political strength Disable Elected Bureaucrats law Political parties will disappear	Autocracy Oligarchy	AAA
Landed Voting Those who own land or capital property are given a vote.	Democracy Chiefdom	Gain +150 authority +20 Legitimacy +50% Aristocrats political strength +50% Capitalists political strength +50% Clergymen political strength +50% Officers political strength Political parties will emerge	Autocracy Census Voting Oligarchy Wealth Voting	AAA
Oligarchy The Head of State shares power and responsibility with a small group of powerful, unelected individuals.		Gain +200 authority +0.5 Legitimacy from government clout +50% Aristocrats political strength +25% Capitalists political strength Disable Elected Bureaucrats law Political parties will disappear	Autocracy Elder Council Landed Voting	AAA
Universal Suffrage Every adult man is given an equal vote.	Egalitarianism Chiefdom	+20 Legitimacy +20 Political strength from votes Political parties will emerge	Anarchy Census Voting Wealth Voting	AAA
Wealth Voting Wealthy citizens are granted a vote. Men of more wealth are granted more votes.	Democracy Chiefdom	Gain +100 authority +20 Legitimacy +40 Political strength from votes +20 Wealth threshold for voting Political parties will emerge	Census Voting Landed Voting Universal Suffrage	AAA

Governance Principles

The foundational principles and authority by which your country is governed. Determines who the Head of State is.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Change limitations?	Stance
Chiefdom A hierarchical pre-industrial political system based on kinship, with a warlord or elder of a prominent family at the head. It is incapable of efficient centralized control over entire states.	Is a decentralized country	+20 Legitimacy from including the head of state in government	Only available to NPCs	AAA
Monarchy A form of governance where an aristocratic dynasty represents the country's national identity and yields executive powers to the royal head of the dynasty.	Anarchy	+20 Legitimacy from including the head of state in government +25% Landowners political strength	Not limited	AAA
Presidential Republic A political system where power is held by the people and their elected representatives. Republics have an elected or nominated President as Head of State.	Democracy	+15 Legitimacy from including the head of state in government +0.25 Legitimacy from government clout	Not limited	AAA
Parliamentary Republic A political system where power is held by the people and their elected representatives. The leader of the legislature acts as the Head of State and is referred to as Chancellor.	Democracy	+0.2 Legitimacy from government clout −0.3 Reduced legitimacy penalty from size of government	Not limited	AAA
Theocracy The government is ruled by a clergy and their interpretation of holy scripture. The Head of State is nominally the person of worship, though in practice a worldly representative selected by merit, status, or birth.	The devout are in government	+20 Legitimacy from including the head of state in government +25% Devout political strength	Not limited	AAA
Council Republic A political system where workers elect delegates to local councils. Extends concepts of workplace organization to general governance.	Socialism	+0.5 Legitimacy from government clout +25% Farmers political strength +25% Machinists political strength	Not limited	AAA

Internal Security

Keeping your own affairs in order.

Law	Requirements	Effects	Change limitations?	Stance
No Home Affairs The state makes no special attemps to put a stop to unrest and uprisings.			Not limited	AAA
National Guard The state may use military force to suppress domestic unrest.	Army Reserves	+3 Max home affairs institution investment Home affairs institution: +1% Conscription rate −5% Political movement radicalism	Not limited	AAA
Secret Police The secret police keep close track of radical elements and dissenters.	Central Archives	+5 Max home affairs institution investment Home affairs institution: −10% Political movement radicalism −5% Suppression impact on interest group attraction	Not limited	AAA
Guaranteed Liberties The state is prohibited by law to investigate or interfere with its own citizens.	Protected Speech Right of Assembly	+5 Max home affairs investment Home affairs institution: −10% Radicals from standard of living decreases +10% Loyalists from standard of living increases	Not limited	AAA