Civics Screen: What combination = X Government

[FrostyBoy]

I'm not very good with government stuff, but I'd like to know what combination would = (or be closest to) Communism or Democracy, etc.

Can anyone work it out?

[Lorizael]

in the real world or in (previous) civ games?

[Ninot]

Ya know... I spent 2 and a half hours of my Political Science course today just dreaming about playing Civ 4.

I'd be happy to work it out, but too lazy to find screenshots.

[FrostyBoy]

real world

[FrostyBoy]

here

[Lorizael]

Well obviously the US is a police state.

[The_Aussie_Lurker]

Well, I think the obvious ones would be:

Hereditary Rule+Serfdom+Vassalage+Organised Religion+(almost any economic civic)=Feudalism.

Police State+State Property+Free or Orgnaised Religion (No State Religion)=Communism.

Representation+Freedom of Speech+Free Trade+Free Religion=Republic.

What do you reckon-am I on the right track?

Yours,
Aussie_Lurker.

[Ninot]

Hmm...

by my judgement

American Democracy would be:
Universal Sufferage(since the Civil Rights movement), Free Speech, Emancipation(since the Civil War), Free Market, Free Religion.

Communism would probably be Police State, Bureaucracy, Emancipation, State Property, Paganism

[Ninot]

Democracy could vary alot tho, depending on the country and era.

[Lorizael]

What is Representation supposed to be? What is Universal Suffrage supposed to be? These terms are often misnomers. Along with Democracy.

[Ninot]

Originally posted by Lorizael
What is Representation supposed to be? What is Universal Suffrage supposed to be? These terms are often misnomers. Along with Democracy.

I expect Universal Suffrage would ideally mean a vote for everyone.

I interpret Representation as an older system, like the Roman Senate, or the British Parliament of the 17th century.

[Lorizael]

Yes, but then you have to go about defining everyone. Because there isn't really universal suffrage in the world. But it's supposed to be a reflection of something in the real world.

Likewise, if you talk to a politcal scientist, the United States is a Federal Republic, not a democracy. What with it having a congress and a senate and an electoral college.

[Ninot]

True enough.

But Universal Suffrage does not define a governmental system, it only defines the electorate.


Oh, and I had a brain fart before. For Represenation, I was thinking more along the lines of the electorate only being formed by the elite and landowners and the like.

[FrostyBoy]

Womens Suffrage began in New Zealand, when the women faught for their right to vote. They won.

So, modern republic should be Universal Suffrage, not Representation.

[Dinkeldog]

I would construct a Roman Republic as:

Representation+?+Slavery (maybe Caste)+Mercantilism+Organized Religion (maybe Theocracy)