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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 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.

Army Model determines what type of military the country uses, and Internal Security governs how the home affairs anti-insurgent institution works.

In the following tables, the Interest group stance column shows the support of interest groups with their default ideologies. Since the ideology of an interest group may differ from the default (in particular due to its leadership), law support may change too.

Governance Principles[edit | edit source]

The foundational principles and authority by which your country is governed. Determines who the Head of State is. Diplomacy personal union.png Personal union and Chartered Company subjects cannot change their governance principle law.

Law Requirements Effects Interest group stance
Monarchy icon
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.
No Anarchy Anarchy enacted
  • Hud authority.png +200 Authority
  • Pop aristocrats.png +25% Aristocrats political strength
  • Legitimacy.png +20 Legitimacy from including the head of state in government
  • +10% Government ideology penalty
  • IG devout.png Devout strongly endorse
  • IG industrialists.png Industrialists neutral
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia neutral
  • IG landowners.png Landowners strongly endorse
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png Petite Bourgeoisie endorse
  • IG trade unions.png Trade Unions strongly oppose Socialism[1]
Presidential Republic icon
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 Democracy researched
  • Hud authority.png +100 Authority
  • +20% Government ideology penalty
  • Legitimacy.png +10 Legitimacy from including the head of state in government
  • Legitimacy.png +10 Legitimacy from votes
  • When enacted:
    • All interest groups replace Constitutionalist Constitutionalist ideology with Republican Republican.
  • IG devout.png Devout neutral
  • IG industrialists.png Industrialists neutral
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia strongly endorse
  • IG landowners.png Landowners neutral
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png Petite Bourgeoisie neutral
  • IG trade unions.png Trade Unions neutral Socialism[1]
Parliamentary Republic icon
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 Democracy researched
  • No Autocracy Autocracy enacted
  • +1 Government size allowance
  • Legitimacy.png +20 Legitimacy from votes
  • When enacted:
    • All interest groups replace Constitutionalist Constitutionalist ideology with Republican Republican.
  • IG devout.png Devout neutral
  • IG industrialists.png Industrialists neutral
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia endorse
  • IG landowners.png Landowners neutral
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png Petite Bourgeoisie neutral
  • IG trade unions.png Trade Unions neutral Socialism[1]
Theocracy icon
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.
  • No Total Separation Total Separation enacted
  • No State Atheism State Atheism enacted
  • Hud authority.png +200 Authority
  • IG devout.png +25% Devout political strength
  • Legitimacy.png +20 Legitimacy from including the head of state in government
  • +10% Government ideology penalty
  • IG devout.png Devout endorse
  • IG industrialists.png Industrialists oppose
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia neutral
  • IG landowners.png Landowners endorse
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png Petite Bourgeoisie endorse
  • IG trade unions.png Trade Unions strongly oppose Socialism[1]
Council Republic icon
Council Republic
A political system where workers elect delegates to local councils. Extends concepts of workplace organization to general governance.
  • Socialism Socialism researched
  • No Hereditary Bureaucrats Hereditary Bureaucrats enacted
  • Legitimacy.png +10 Legitimacy from votes
  • +1 Government size allowance
  • −10% Government ideology penalty
  • IG trade unions.png +25% Trade Unions political strength
  • When enacted:
    • All interest groups replace Constitutionalist Constitutionalist ideology with Republican Republican.
  • IG devout.png Devout strongly oppose
  • IG industrialists.png Industrialists strongly oppose
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia oppose
  • IG landowners.png Landowners strongly oppose
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png Petite Bourgeoisie oppose
  • IG trade unions.png Trade Unions endorse Socialism[1]
Corporate State icon
Corporate State
A political system based around institutionalized collaboration between officially recognized corporate groups. The state serves as a forum for negotiation between different social classes.
  • Corporatism Corporatism researched
  • +2 Government size allowance
  • +1 Free company charters
  • +1 Max companies
  • −25% Government ideology penalty
  • Hud authority.png +100 Authority
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png +25% Petite Bourgeoisie political strength
  • When enacted:
    • All interest groups replace Constitutionalist Constitutionalist ideology with Republican Republican.
  • IG devout.png Devout neutral
  • IG industrialists.png Industrialists oppose
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia neutral
  • IG landowners.png Landowners neutral
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png Petite Bourgeoisie neutral
  • IG trade unions.png Trade Unions strongly oppose Socialism[1]
Chiefdom icon
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.
Yes Is a decentralized country
  • Hud authority.png +100 Authority
  • Legitimacy.png +20 Legitimacy from including the head of state in government

Distribution of Power[edit | edit source]

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

Law Requirements Effects Interest group stance
Autocracy icon
Autocracy
The Head of State's power is absolute and they are held accountable to no earthly power.
No Parliamentary Republic Parliamentary Republic enacted
  • Hud authority.png +200 Authority
  • Legitimacy.png +30 Legitimacy from including the head of state in government
  • +50% Government ideology penalty
  • Legitimacy.png +120 Legitimacy from government clout
  • Pop aristocrats.png +50% Aristocrats political strength
  • Pop officers.png +50% Officers political strength
  • Information Replace Elected Bureaucrats Elected Bureaucrats law with:
    • Appointed Bureaucrats Appointed Bureaucrats if has Monarchy
    • Hereditary Bureaucrats Hereditary Bureaucrats otherwise
  • Information Political parties will disappear
  • IG industrialists.png Industrialists oppose
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia oppose
  • IG landowners.png Landowners strongly endorse
  • IG trade unions.png Trade Unions strongly oppose
Technocracy icon
Technocracy
The nation is governed by an unelected council of men of reason and ability.
Central Archives Central Archives researched
  • Hud authority.png +100 Authority
  • Legitimacy.png +10 Legitimacy from including the head of state in government
  • +2 Government size allowance
  • −10% Government ideology penalty
  • Legitimacy.png +120 Legitimacy from government clout
  • Pop academics.png +33% Academics political strength
  • Pop engineers.png +33% Engineers political strength
  • Pop officers.png +33% Officers political strength
  • Information Replace Elected Bureaucrats Elected Bureaucrats law with Appointed Bureaucrats Appointed Bureaucrats law
  • Information Political parties will disappear
  • IG industrialists.png Industrialists neutral
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia neutral
  • IG landowners.png Landowners strongly oppose
  • IG trade unions.png Trade Unions oppose
Oligarchy icon
Oligarchy
The Head of State shares power and responsibility with a small group of powerful, unelected individuals.
  • Hud authority.png +100 Authority
  • Legitimacy.png +10 Legitimacy from including the head of state in government
  • +2 Government size allowance
  • −10% Government ideology penalty
  • Legitimacy.png +120 Legitimacy from government clout
  • Pop aristocrats.png +50% Aristocrats political strength
  • Pop capitalists.png +25% Capitalists political strength
  • Pop officers.png +50% Officers political strength
  • Information Replace Elected Bureaucrats Elected Bureaucrats law with:
    • Appointed Bureaucrats Appointed Bureaucrats if has Monarchy
    • Hereditary Bureaucrats Hereditary Bureaucrats otherwise
  • Information Political parties will disappear
  • IG industrialists.png Industrialists endorse
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia oppose
  • IG landowners.png Landowners endorse
  • IG trade unions.png Trade Unions strongly oppose
Landed Voting icon
Landed Voting
Those who own land or capital property are given a vote.
  • Democracy Democracy researched
  • No Chiefdom Chiefdom enacted
  • No Command Economy Command Economy enacted
  • Hud authority.png +100 Authority
  • +1 Government size allowance
  • +20% Government ideology penalty
  • Legitimacy.png +100 Legitimacy from government clout
  • Legitimacy.png +40 Legitimacy from votes
  • Pop aristocrats.png +50 Political strength from Aristocrats' votes
  • Pop capitalists.png +25 Political strength from Capitalists' votes
  • Pop clergymen.png +25 Political strength from Clergymen's votes
  • Pop officers.png +25 Political strength from Officers' votes
  • Information Political parties will emerge
  • IG industrialists.png Industrialists neutral
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia neutral
  • IG landowners.png Landowners strongly endorse
  • IG trade unions.png Trade Unions oppose
Wealth Voting icon
Wealth Voting
Wealthy citizens are granted a vote. Men of more wealth are granted more votes.
  • Democracy Democracy researched
  • No Chiefdom Chiefdom enacted
  • No Command Economy Command Economy enacted
  • Hud authority.png +100 Authority
  • +40 Political strength from votes
  • +25 Wealth threshold for voting
  • +1 Government size allowance
  • +20% Government ideology penalty
  • Legitimacy.png +75 Legitimacy from government clout
  • Legitimacy.png +65 Legitimacy from votes
  • Information Political parties will emerge
  • IG industrialists.png Industrialists endorse
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia endorse
  • IG landowners.png Landowners neutral
  • IG trade unions.png Trade Unions oppose
Census Suffrage icon
Census Suffrage
Literate men of particular status are given a vote.
  • Democracy Democracy researched
  • No Chiefdom Chiefdom enacted
  • No Command Economy Command Economy enacted
  • Hud authority.png +50 Authority
  • +30 Political strength from votes, multiplied by pop literacy
  • +15 Wealth threshold for voting
  • +1 Government size allowance
  • +10% Government ideology penalty
  • Legitimacy.png +55 Legitimacy from government clout
  • Legitimacy.png +85 Legitimacy from votes
  • Information Political parties will emerge
  • IG industrialists.png Industrialists neutral
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia strongly endorse
  • IG landowners.png Landowners oppose
  • IG trade unions.png Trade Unions neutral
Universal Suffrage icon
Universal Suffrage
Every adult man is given an equal vote.
  • Egalitarianism Egalitarianism researched
  • No Chiefdom Chiefdom enacted
  • No Command Economy Command Economy enacted
  • +20 Political strength from votes
  • +1 Government size allowance
  • Legitimacy.png +25 Legitimacy from government clout
  • Legitimacy.png +110 Legitimacy from votes
  • Information Political parties will emerge
  • IG industrialists.png Industrialists strongly oppose
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia strongly endorse
  • IG landowners.png Landowners strongly oppose
  • IG trade unions.png Trade Unions strongly endorse
Single-Party State icon
Single-Party State
The state is governed by a single legal political party, which has a monopoly on all political activity within the nation.
  • Political Agitation Political Agitation researched
  • Either:
    • Role ruler.png Ruler's interest group belongs to a political party
    • No political parties exist in the country
  • Legitimacy.png +100 Legitimacy from votes
  • −25% Government ideology penalty
  • Hud authority.png +250 Authority
  • +20 Political strength from votes
  • +20% Attraction for interest groups in Political government.png government
  • Information Sets Role ruler.png Ruler's party as only valid party and resets government accordingly
  • Information Political parties will emerge
  • Information Political parties will disappear
  • IG industrialists.png Industrialists neutral
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia neutral
  • IG landowners.png Landowners neutral
  • IG trade unions.png Trade Unions neutral
Anarchy icon
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.
  • Anarchism Anarchism researched
  • Cooperative Ownership Cooperative Ownership enacted
  • Hud authority.png −50% Authority
  • +1 Universal pop political strength
  • −75% Political strength from wealth
  • +2 Government size allowance
  • Legitimacy.png +100 Legitimacy from government clout
  • Information Political parties will disappear
  • IG industrialists.png Industrialists strongly oppose
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia strongly oppose
  • IG landowners.png Landowners strongly oppose
  • IG trade unions.png Trade Unions endorse
Elder Council icon
Elder Council
The most venerated men have a say in the nation's governance.
  • Yes Is a decentralized country
  • Chiefdom Chiefdom enacted
  • Hud authority.png +200 Authority
  • Legitimacy.png +20 Legitimacy
  • +2 Government size allowance
  • −10% Government ideology penalty
  • Legitimacy.png +100 Legitimacy from government clout
  • Pop aristocrats.png +50% Aristocrats political strength
  • Pop clergymen.png +50% Clergymen political strength
  • Pop officers.png +50% Officers political strength
  • Information Replace Elected Bureaucrats Elected Bureaucrats law with:
    • Appointed Bureaucrats Appointed Bureaucrats if has Monarchy
    • Hereditary Bureaucrats Hereditary Bureaucrats otherwise
  • Information Political parties will disappear

Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Extending the rights of citizenship, specifically those that are not the primary culture. The law governs both which POPs are considered accepted, and the effects for the POPs when they are not.

Law Requirements Effects Interest group stance
Ethnostate icon
Ethnostate
All foreign cultures are discriminated against.
Nationalism Nationalism researched
  • Hud authority.png +200 Authority
  • +100 Acceptance for pops with Primary Culture
  • +40 Acceptance for pops with shared Heritage and Cultural Traits
  • +20 Acceptance for pops with shared Heritage Trait
  • +0 Acceptance for pops with shared Cultural Traits
  • +0 Acceptance for pops with no shared Cultural Traits
Acceptance modifiers
  • Violent Hostility
    • Political radical.png +33% Radicalism increases
    • No Cannot vote
    • −50% Political strength
    • −50% Wages
    • −50% Qualifications growth
    • No Cannot work in military buildings
    • No Cannot work Upper or  Middle Strata jobs in government-funded buildings
  • Cultural Erasure
    • Political radical.png +20% Radicalism increases
    • No Cannot vote
    • Yes  Can assimilate
    •  +5% Assimilation
    • −40% Political strength
    • −40% Wages
    • −30% Qualifications growth
    • No Cannot work Upper or  Middle Strata jobs in government-funded buildings
  • Open Prejudice
    • No Cannot vote
    • Yes  Can assimilate
    •  +15% Assimilation
    • −30% Political strength
    • −25% Wages
    • −10% Qualifications growth
  • Second-class Citizen
    • Political loyalist.png +20% Loyalism increases
    • Political radical.png −10% Radicalism increases
    • −50% Vote strength
    • Yes  Can assimilate
    • −15% Political strength
    • −15% Wages
  • Full Acceptance
    • Political loyalist.png +33% Loyalism increases
    • Political radical.png −20% Radicalism increases
    • +25% Political strength
    • +25% Wages
  • Information Pops will recalculate their interest group support
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia oppose
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png Petite Bourgeoisie endorse
  • IG rural folk.png Rural Folk oppose
National Supremacy icon
National Supremacy
Foreign cultures are discriminated against unless they share both heritage and language (or other customs).
  • Hud authority.png +150 Authority
  • +100 Acceptance for pops with Primary Culture
  • +60 Acceptance for pops with shared Heritage and Cultural Traits
  • +40 Acceptance for pops with shared Heritage Trait
  • +20 Acceptance for pops with shared Cultural Traits
  • +0 Acceptance for pops with no shared Cultural Traits
Acceptance modifiers
  • Violent Hostility
    • Political radical.png +20% Radicalism increases
    • No Cannot vote
    • −40% Political strength
    • −40% Wages
    • −50% Qualifications growth
    • No Cannot work in military buildings
    • No Cannot work Upper or  Middle Strata jobs in government-funded buildings
  • Cultural Erasure
    • Political radical.png +10% Radicalism increases
    • No Cannot vote
    • Yes  Can assimilate
    •  +5% Assimilation
    • −30% Political strength
    • −30% Wages
    • −30% Qualifications growth
    • No Cannot work Upper or  Middle Strata jobs in government-funded buildings
  • Open Prejudice
    • −50% Vote strength
    • Yes  Can assimilate
    •  +15% Assimilation
    • −20% Political strength
    • −20% Wages
    • −10% Qualifications growth
  • Second-class Citizen
    • Political loyalist.png +10% Loyalism increases
    • −25% Vote strength
    • Yes  Can assimilate
    • −10% Political strength
    • −10% Wages
  • Full Acceptance
    • Political loyalist.png +20% Loyalism increases
    • Political radical.png −10% Radicalism increases
    • +20% Political strength
    • +20% Wages
  • Information Pops will recalculate their interest group support
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia oppose
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png Petite Bourgeoisie strongly endorse
  • IG rural folk.png Rural Folk Neutral
Racial Segregation icon
Racial Segregation
Foreign cultures of different heritage are discriminated against.
  • Hud authority.png +100 Authority
  • +100 Acceptance for pops with Primary Culture
  • +70 Acceptance for pops with shared Heritage and Cultural Traits
  • +50 Acceptance for pops with shared Heritage Trait
  • +30 Acceptance for pops with shared Cultural Traits
  • +10 Acceptance for pops with no shared Cultural Traits
Acceptance modifiers
  • Violent Hostility
    • No Cannot vote
    • −30% Political strength
    • −30% Wages
    • −50% Qualifications growth
    • No Cannot work in military buildings
    • No Cannot work Upper or  Middle Strata jobs in government-funded buildings
  • Cultural Erasure
    • No Cannot vote
    • Yes  Can assimilate
    •  +5% Assimilation
    • −20% Political strength
    • −20% Wages
    • −30% Qualifications growth
    • No Cannot work Upper or  Middle Strata jobs in government-funded buildings
  • Open Prejudice
    • −25% Vote strength
    • Yes  Can assimilate
    •  +15% Assimilation
    • −10% Political strength
    • −10% Wages
    • −10% Qualifications growth
  • Second-class Citizen
    • Yes  Can assimilate
    • +10% Political strength
    • +5% Wages
  • Full Acceptance
    • +10% Political strength
    • +15% Wages
  • Information Pops will recalculate their interest group support
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia neutral
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png Petite Bourgeoisie endorse
  • IG rural folk.png Rural Folk endorse
Cultural Exclusion icon
Cultural Exclusion
Foreign cultures with nothing in common with your primary cultures are discriminated against.
  • Either of:
    • Debt Slavery Debt Slavery enacted
    • Slavery Banned Slavery Banned enacted
  • Hud authority.png +50 Authority
  • +100 Acceptance for pops with Primary Culture
  • +80 Acceptance for pops with shared Heritage and Cultural Traits
  • +60 Acceptance for pops with shared Heritage Trait
  • +40 Acceptance for pops with shared Cultural Traits
  • +20 Acceptance for pops with no shared Cultural Traits
Acceptance modifiers
  • Violent Hostility
    • No Cannot vote
    • −30% Political strength
    • −30% Wages
    • −50% Qualifications growth
    • No Cannot work Upper or  Middle Strata jobs in government-funded buildings
  • Cultural Erasure
    • −25% Vote strength
    • Yes  Can assimilate
    •  +5% Assimilation
    • −20% Political strength
    • −20% Wages
    • −30% Qualifications growth
  • Open Prejudice
    • Yes  Can assimilate
    •  +15% Assimilation
    • −10% Political strength
    • −10% Wages
    • −10% Qualifications growth
  • Second-class Citizen
    • Yes  Can assimilate
    • +10% Political strength
  • Full Acceptance
    • +10% Political strength
    • +5% Wages
  • Information Pops will recalculate their interest group support
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia endorse
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png Petite Bourgeoisie neutral
  • IG rural folk.png Rural Folk neutral
Multiculturalism icon
Multiculturalism
No cultures are discriminated against.
  • Human Rights Human Rights researched
  • Slavery Banned Slavery Banned enacted
  • +100 Acceptance for pops with Primary Culture
  • +90 Acceptance for pops with shared Heritage and Cultural Traits
  • +85 Acceptance for pops with shared Heritage Trait
  • +80 Acceptance for pops with shared Cultural Traits
  • +75 Acceptance for pops with no shared Cultural Traits
Acceptance modifiers
  • Violent Hostility
    • −20% Wages
  • Cultural Erasure
    • Yes  Can assimilate
    •  +5% Assimilation
    • −10% Wages
  • Open Prejudice
    • Yes  Can assimilate
    •  +15% Assimilation
    • −5% Wages
  • Second-class Citizen
    • Yes  Can assimilate
  • Full Acceptance
    • No modifiers
  • Information Pops will recalculate their interest group support
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia oppose
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png Petite Bourgeoisie oppose
  • IG rural folk.png Rural Folk strongly oppose

Caste Hegemony[edit | edit source]

Erasure of rights among members of society based on the British Indian Caste System.

Note: Only active for countries with British Indian Caste System social hierarchy.

Law Requirements Effects Interest group stance
Caste System Enforced icon
Caste System Enforced
Caste hierarchy is legally enforced and prevents upward socioeconomic mobility.
  • Bureaucracy −25% Population bureaucracy cost multiplier
  • IG landowners.png +25% Landowners political strength
Caste modifiers
  • Brahmins
    • −50% Qualifications growth for same class professions
    • −80% Qualifications growth for other class professions
    • +80 Minimum acceptance
  • Kshatriyas
    • −80% Qualifications growth for same class professions
    • −100% Qualifications growth for other class professions
    • +20 Minimum acceptance
    • +79 Maximum acceptance
  • Vaishyas
    • −80% Qualifications growth for same class professions
    • −100% Qualifications growth for other class professions
    • +20 Minimum acceptance
    • +79 Maximum acceptance
  • Shudras
    • −80% Qualifications growth for same class professions
    • −100% Qualifications growth for other class professions
    • +59 Maximum acceptance
  • Dalit
    • −80% Qualifications growth for same class professions
    • −100% Qualifications growth for other class professions
    • +59 Maximum acceptance
  • Information Pops will recalculate their interest group support
  • IG armed forces.png Armed Forces endorse
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia strongly oppose
  • IG landowners.png Landowners strongly endorse
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png Petite Bourgeoisie oppose
  • IG rural folk.png Rural Folk strongly oppose
  • IG trade unions.png Trade Unions strongly oppose
Caste System Codified icon
Caste System Codified
Caste hierarchy is recognized and used to restrict upward socioeconomic mobility.
  • Bureaucracy −15% Population bureaucracy cost multiplier
  • IG landowners.png +15% Landowners political strength
Caste modifiers
  • Brahmins
    • −50% Qualifications growth for same class professions
    • −80% Qualifications growth for other class professions
    • +80 Minimum acceptance
  • Kshatriyas
    • −80% Qualifications growth for same class professions
    • −10% Qualifications growth
    • +20 Minimum acceptance
    • +79 Maximum acceptance
  • Vaishyas
    • −80% Qualifications growth for same class professions
    • −10% Qualifications growth
    • +20 Minimum acceptance
    • +79 Maximum acceptance
  • Shudras
    • −80% Qualifications growth for same class professions
    • −20% Qualifications growth
    • +59 Maximum acceptance
  • Dalit
    • −80% Qualifications growth for same class professions
    • −20% Qualifications growth
    • +59 Maximum acceptance
  • Information Pops will recalculate their interest group support
  • IG armed forces.png Armed Forces endorse
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia oppose
  • IG landowners.png Landowners endorse
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png Petite Bourgeoisie oppose
  • IG rural folk.png Rural Folk oppose
  • IG trade unions.png Trade Unions strongly oppose
Caste Not Enforced icon
Caste Not Enforced
Socioeconomic mobility on the basis of caste is not legally restricted but discrimination may still persist.
Caste modifiers
  • Brahmins
    • +80 Minimum acceptance
  • Kshatriyas
    • −5% Cultural acceptance
  • Vaishyas
    • −5% Cultural acceptance
  • Shudras
    • −10% Cultural acceptance
  • Dalit
    • −10% Cultural acceptance
  • Information Pops will recalculate their interest group support
  • IG armed forces.png Armed Forces neutral
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia neutral
  • IG landowners.png Landowners oppose
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png Petite Bourgeoisie neutral
  • IG rural folk.png Rural Folk neutral
  • IG trade unions.png Trade Unions neutral
Affirmative Action icon
Affirmative Action
Active measures to create an equitable socioeconomic situation, prioritizing previously marginalized groups.
Slavery Banned Slavery Banned enacted
  • Political radical.png +20% Radicalism increases for Full Acceptance Full Acceptance pops
Caste modifiers
  • Brahmins
    • No modifiers
  • Kshatriyas
    • +5% Education access
    • +5% Cultural acceptance
  • Vaishyas
    • +5% Education access
    • +5% Cultural acceptance
  • Shudras
    • +15% Education access
    • +15% Cultural acceptance
  • Dalit
    • +15% Education access
    • +15% Cultural acceptance
  • Information Pops will recalculate their interest group support
  • IG armed forces.png Armed Forces oppose
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia endorse
  • IG landowners.png Landowners strongly oppose
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png Petite Bourgeoisie neutral
  • IG rural folk.png Rural Folk neutral
  • IG trade unions.png Trade Unions endorse

Church and State[edit | edit source]

The relationship between physical and spiritual governors.

Law Requirements Effects Interest group stance
State Religion icon
State Religion
The church is an official organ of the state. All minority religions are discriminated against.
  • Hud authority.png +200 Authority
  • IG devout.png +30% Devout political strength
  • IG devout.png ×1.25 Devout attraction for Pops that follow the State Religion
    • Additional ×1.25 if Corporatism Corporatism
  • +25 Acceptance for pops with State Religion
  • +0 Acceptance for pops with shared Religious Traits
  • −25 Acceptance for pops with no shared Religious Traits
  • +10% Wages for state religion
  • −10% Wages for other religions
  • When enacted:
    • Information Pops recalculate their interest group support
    • If State Atheism was enacted before switching:
      • Religion atheist.png Resets state religion from Atheist to default religion
      • No Removes Anti-Religious Policies
  • IG devout.png Devout strongly endorse
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia oppose
Freedom of Conscience icon
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 Rationalism researched
  • No Theocracy Theocracy enacted
  • Hud authority.png +100 Authority
  • IG devout.png +15% Devout political strength
  • IG devout.png ×1.25 Devout attraction for Pops that follow the State Religion
    • Additional ×1.25 if Corporatism Corporatism
  • +20 Acceptance for pops with State Religion
  • +15 Acceptance for pops with shared Religious Traits
  • +0 Acceptance for pops with no shared Religious Traits
  • +5% Wages for state religion
  • −5% Wages for other religions
  • No Conversion.png No conversion for Accepted.png accepted Full Acceptance and Second-class Citizen pops
  • When enacted:
    • Information Pops recalculate their interest group support
    • If State Atheism was enacted before switching:
      • Religion atheist.png Resets state religion from Atheist to default religion
      • No Removes Anti-Religious Policies
  • IG devout.png Devout neutral
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia endorse
Total Separation icon
Total Separation
No church or faith may interfere in government functions. No religion may be discriminated against.
  • Empiricism Empiricism researched
  • No Theocracy Theocracy enacted
  • No Does not lead a Power bloc religious convocation.png Religious Convocation power bloc
  • +15 Acceptance for pops with State Religion
  • +15 Acceptance for pops with shared Religious Traits
  • +15 Acceptance for pops with no shared Religious Traits
  • No Conversion.png No conversion
  • When enacted:
    • Information Pops recalculate their interest group support
    • If State Atheism was enacted before switching:
      • Religion atheist.png Resets state religion from Atheist to default religion
      • No Removes Anti-Religious Policies
  • IG devout.png Devout strongly oppose
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia strongly endorse
State Atheism icon
State Atheism
Religion is banned from public life, and the state advocates anti-religious policies. All religions face discrimination, and the clergy are allowed little to no role in society.
  • Empiricism Empiricism researched
  • No Theocracy Theocracy enacted
  • No IG devout.png Devout are not in Political government.png government
  • No Does not lead a Power bloc religious convocation.png Religious Convocation power bloc
  • Hud authority.png +200 Authority
  • IG devout.png −50% Devout political strength
  • IG devout.png ×0.1 Devout attraction
  • Conversion.png +25% Pop conversion
  • +15 Acceptance for pops with State Religion
  • +0 Acceptance for pops with shared Religious Traits
  • −10 Acceptance for pops with no shared Religious Traits
  • When enacted:
    • Religion atheist.png Sets state religion to Atheist
    • Religion atheist.png +25% of pops in State status incorporated.png incorporated states convert to Atheist
    • Information Pops recalculate their interest group support
    • Conversion.png Adds Anti-Religious PoliciesAnti-Religious PoliciesCountry modifier
      Conversion.png +100% Conversion
      for 10 years
  • IG devout.png Devout strongly oppose
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia neutral

Bureaucracy[edit | edit source]

How your country is administered.

Law Requirements Effects Interest group stance
Hereditary Bureaucrats icon
Hereditary Bureaucrats
Bureaucrats hold their position through traditional inheritance, passing on the responsiblities to their children.
No Council Republic Council Republic enacted
  • Bureaucracy −25% Population bureaucracy cost multiplier
  • Pop aristocrats.png +25% Aristocrats political strength
  • IG intelligensia.png +50 Intelligentsia attraction for Pop aristocrats.png Aristocrats
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia oppose
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png Petite Bourgeoisie oppose
  • IG landowners.png Landowners endorse
Appointed Bureaucrats icon
Appointed Bureaucrats
Bureaucrats are appointed by rulers to serve the country's best interests in exchange for high wages.
  • Hud money.png +25% Taxation Capacity
  • Pop bureaucrats.png +25% Bureaucrats political strength
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia endorse
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png Petite Bourgeoisie neutral
  • IG landowners.png Landowners neutral
Elected Bureaucrats icon
Elected Bureaucrats
Local governors are elected by their constitutents, decentralizing power while making citizens easier to manage.
  • No Autocracy Autocracy
  • No Elder Council Elder Council
  • No Oligarchy Oligarchy
  • No Technocracy Technocracy
  • Bureaucracy −15% Institution bureaucracy cost multiplier
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png +50 Petite Bourgeoisie attraction for Pop bureaucrats.png Bureaucrats
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia neutral
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png Petite Bourgeoisie endorse
  • IG landowners.png Landowners oppose

Army Model[edit | edit source]

How your army is organized and regulated.

Law Requirements Effects Interest group stance
Peasant Levies icon
Peasant Levies
The army's main force comes from conscripted infantry with zero to basic training.
No Does not lead a Power bloc military treaty.png Military Treaty power bloc
  • Pop aristocrats.png +25% Aristocrats political strength
  • Pop officers.png +100% Officers political strength
  • IG armed forces.png +50 Armed Forces attraction for Pop aristocrats.png Aristocrats
  • Pop officers.png Most officers qualifications will originate from aristocrats
  • Military morale.png +10% Morale loss
  • Building barracks.png +25 Barracks Max Level
  • Building conscription center.png +25 Conscription Center Max Level
  • Market military goods.png −10% Military goods Cost
  • Military conscript.png +4% Conscription rate
  • −25% Unit experience gain
  • IG armed forces.png Armed Forces oppose
  • IG landowners.png Landowners endorse
  • IG rural folk.png Rural Folk oppose
  • IG trade unions.png Trade Unions neutral
Professional Army icon
Professional Army
The army consists of well-trained, professional regulars.
Military Drill Military Drill researched
  • Pop officers.png +200% Officers political strength
  • Pop soldiers.png +50% Servicemen political strength
  • IG armed forces.png +50 Armed Forces attraction for Pop soldiers.png Servicemen
  • IG armed forces.png x0.5 Armed Forces base attraction if not discriminated and not Officers or Servicemen.
  • Military morale.png −10% Morale loss
  • Building barracks.png +100 Barracks Max Level
  • Building conscription center.png +50 Conscription Center Max Level
  • Military conscript.png +1% Conscription rate
  • +100% Unit experience gain
  • IG armed forces.png Armed Forces strongly endorse
  • IG landowners.png Landowners neutral
  • IG rural folk.png Rural Folk neutral
  • IG trade unions.png Trade Unions oppose
National Militia icon
National Militia
The standing army is small, but local militias can be activated to defend their homes.
Mandatory Service Mandatory Service researched
  • Pop officers.png +100% Officers political strength
  • Pop soldiers.png +100% Servicemen political strength
  • Power bloc leverage.png +50% Leverage resistance
  • Military morale.png −5% Morale loss
  • Building barracks.png +5 Barracks Max Level
  • Building conscription center.png +100 Conscription Center Max Level
  • Military conscript.png +5% Conscription rate
  • IG armed forces.png Armed Forces oppose
  • IG landowners.png Landowners neutral
  • IG rural folk.png Rural Folk strongly endorse
  • IG trade unions.png Trade Unions strongly endorse
Mass Conscription icon
Mass Conscription
Large numbers of infantry conscripts can be activated as needed to supplement the professional army.
Enlistment Offices Enlistment Offices researched
  • Pop officers.png +150% Officers political strength
  • Pop soldiers.png +100% Servicemen political strength
  • Military morale.png +5% Morale loss
  • Building barracks.png +100 Barracks Max Level
  • Building conscription center.png +100 Conscription Center Max Level
  • Military conscript.png +3% Conscription rate
  • +100% Training Rate (scaled by building level)
  • IG armed forces.png Armed Forces endorse
  • IG landowners.png Landowners oppose
  • IG rural folk.png Rural Folk oppose
  • IG trade unions.png Trade Unions endorse

Internal Security[edit | edit source]

Keeping your own affairs in order.

Law Requirements Effects Interest group stance
No Home Affairs icon
No Home Affairs
The state makes no special attempts to put a stop to unrest and uprisings.
NoHome affairs Disables home affairs institution investment
  • IG armed forces.png Armed Forces oppose
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia neutral
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png Petite Bourgeoisie oppose
National Guard icon
National Guard
The state may use military force to suppress domestic unrest.
Law Enforcement Law Enforcement researched
  • Pop officers.png +50% Officers political strength
  • Pop soldiers.png +25% Servicemen political strength
  • Home affairs Enables home affairs institution investment
  • Home affairs Home affairs institution additional effects per level:
    • Military conscript.png +0.5% Conscription rate
    • Political activism.png −5% Political movement activism
    • Harvest flood.png −5% Flood impact
    • Harvest wildfire.png −5% Wildfire impact
    • Harvest extreme winds.png −5% Extreme Winds impact
    • Harvest drought.png −5% Drought impact
  • IG armed forces.png Armed Forces endorse
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia oppose
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png Petite Bourgeoisie endorse
Secret Police icon
Secret Police
The secret police keep close track of radical elements and dissenters.
Central Archives Central Archives researched
  • Unlocks Arrange Accident character interaction
  • Pop officers.png +25% Officers political strength
  • Home affairs Enables home affairs institution investment
  • Home affairs +2 Max home affairs institution investment
  • Home affairs Home affairs institution additional effects per level:
    • IG suppress.png −5% Suppression impact on movement attraction
    • Political activism.png −5% Political movement activism
  • IG armed forces.png Armed Forces endorse
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia oppose
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png Petite Bourgeoisie endorse
Guaranteed Liberties icon
Guaranteed Liberties
The state is prohibited by law to investigate or interfere with its own citizens.
  • Either of:
    • Protected Speech Protected Speech enacted
    • Right of Assembly Right of Assembly enacted
  • Home affairs Enables home affairs institution investment
  • Home affairs +2 Max home affairs investment
  • Home affairs Home affairs institution additional effects per level:
    • Political radical.png −5% Radicals from movements
    • Political loyalist.png +5% Loyalists from movements
  • IG armed forces.png Armed Forces strongly oppose
  • IG intelligensia.png Intelligentsia strongly endorse
  • IG petty bourgeoisie.png Petite Bourgeoisie strongly oppose

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Starts with no stance, and updated to this when Socialism Socialism is researched

  1. To update page content see reference files in folder /Victoria 3/game/common/laws:
    1. Each law type has its own txt file (named after the law type).
  2. To update flavor text see reference files in folder /Victoria 3/game/localization/english:
    1. For laws flavor text see reference file laws_l_english.yml.
    2. For modifiers flavor text see reference file modifiers_l_english.yml.
    3. For institutions flavor text see reference file institutions_l_english.yml.
    4. For inventions flavor text see reference file inventions_l_english.yml.