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172 ideologies3751 law stances
Stance ++ strongly approve + approve · neutral − disapprove −− strongly disapprove

Army Model

Law Hierarchic Particularist Jingoist Populist Pacifist Jingoist
Peasant Levies + − − · − −
Warrior Caste — — — — — —
National Militia · ++ − ++ + ·
Professional Army · · ++ − − +
Mass Conscription − − + + − ++

Bureaucracy

Law Paternalistic Meritocratic Anti-Clerical Republican
Crownland Diets — — — —
Hereditary Bureaucrats + − − −
Appointed Bureaucrats · · + ·
Elected Bureaucrats − + · +

Caste Hegemony

Law Hierarchic Agrarian Meritocratic Loyalist Anti-Clerical Populist Traditionalist
Caste System Enforced ++ −− − + −− −− ++
Caste System Codified + − − + − −− +
Caste Not Enforced − · · · · · −
Affirmative Action −− · · − + + −−

Church and State

Law Moralist Anti-Clerical Traditionalist Despotic Utopian
Millet System — — — —
People of the Book — — — —
State Religion ++ − + −−
Freedom of Conscience · + − ·
Total Separation −− ++ −− +
State Atheism −− · −− ·

Citizenship

Law Hierarchic Isolationist Liberal Reactionary Reformer Humanitarian Despotic Utopian Sovereignist
Ethnostate · − −− + − −− −− −−
National Supremacy · · − ++ − −− −− −
Subjecthood + + −− · − − − ·
Racial Segregation · + · + · − − −
Cultural Exclusion · · + · + · · ·
Multiculturalism − −− −− − − + + +

Distribution of Power

Law Paternalistic Meritocratic Republican Populist Plutocratic Radical Authoritarian Despotic Utopian Utopian
Autocracy ++ − − −− − −− + + −−
Bakufu — — — — — — — — —
Neo-Absolutism — — — — — — — — —
Oligarchy + − − −− + −− + + −−
Organic Regulation — — — — — — — — —
Technocracy −− − · − · − · + ·
Elder Council — — — — — — — — —
Landed Voting ++ − · − · − − − −
Wealth Voting · · + − + · − − ·
Census Suffrage − + ++ · · + −− −− +
Single-Party State · · · · · − + + −
Universal Suffrage −− − ++ ++ −− ++ −− −− ++
Anarchy −− −− −− + −− −− −− −− ·

Edo Status System

Law Hierarchic Meritocratic Egalitarian Traditionalist Radical Reformer
Rigid Status Order ++ −− −− ++ −− −
Loosened Status Order + − − − − ·
Lax Status Order − + ++ −− + +

Governance Principles

Law Paternalistic Moralist Republican Reactionary Plutocratic Republican Radical Utopian
Chiefdom — — — — — — — —
Theocracy + + · + − − −− −−
Colonial Administration — — — — — — — —
Monarchy ++ ++ · + · − −− −−
Social Monarchy + · · + − − −− ·
Corporate State · · · · − · − ·
Parliamentary Republic · · + · · + + +
Presidential Republic · · ++ · · ++ · +
Council Republic −− −− − − −− − −− +

Internal Security

Law Patriotic Liberal Radical Authoritarian Humanitarian Despotic Utopian
No Home Affairs − · · · · ·
Shinsengumi — — — — — —
Secret Police + −− −− ++ −− ++
National Guard + · + + · +
Guaranteed Liberties −− + ++ −− + −−

Navy Model

Law Laissez-Faire Isolationist Patriotic Pacifist Jingoist Market Liberal
Jeune École · · · · · ·
Merchant Navy + + −− + −− +
Diplomatic Fleet · · + + + ·
Capital Fleet − − ++ − ++ −

Colonization

Law Isolationist Jingoist Plutocratic Pacifist Jingoist
Colonial Exploitation − + + −− ++
Colonial Resettlement − + · −− +
Frontier Colonization ++ + · −− +
No Colonial Affairs + · · + ·

Economic System

Law Paternalistic Laissez-Faire Agrarian Proletarian Market Liberal Protectionist Utopian
Extraction Economy − −− · −− −− −− −−
Industry Banned − −− · − −− −− ·
Traditionalism ++ − · − − − ·
Agrarianism + · + · − · +
Interventionism · + · + · + +
Laissez-Faire − ++ −− − ++ − −−
Command Economy −− −− −− + −− − +
Cooperative Ownership −− −− − ++ −− − ++

Education System

Law Individualist Pious Anti-Clerical Radical
No Schools − · − −
Religious Schools · + − −
Private Schools + − + ·
Terakoya — — — —
Public Schools · − + +

Health System

Law Individualist Pious Proletarian
No Health System + − −
Charity Hospitals · + ·
Private Health Insurance ++ − −
Public Health Insurance − · +

Land Reform

Law Laissez-Faire Hierarchic Agrarian Anti-Slavery Market Liberal Utopian
Manorialism — — — — — —
Serfdom − ++ −− −− − −−
Expanded Latifundias — — — — — —
Latifundias — — — — — —
Tenant Farmers · + − · · −
Commercialized Agriculture + · · · + −
Homesteading — — — — — —
Peasant Proprietorship · −− + · · +
Collectivized Agriculture −− −− · · −− +

Policing

Law Paternalistic Particularist Patriotic Liberal Sovereignist
Militarized Police Force · −− ++ −− −−
Local Police Force + − · − +
No Police − + − · ·
Dedicated Police Force · · + · −

Taxation

Law Hierarchic Agrarian Meritocratic Loyalist Proletarian Plutocratic
Consumption-Based Taxation + + · − · ·
Land-Based Taxation + − − · · ·
Per-Capita Taxation · · + + − +
Proportional Taxation − · + + · ·
Graduated Taxation −− · − + + −

Trade Policy

Law Paternalistic Laissez-Faire Isolationist Market Liberal Protectionist Despotic Utopian
Canton System — — — — — —
Isolationism + −− + −− · ++
Sakoku — — — — — —
Mercantilism + · · − + +
Free Trade − + − ++ − −−
Protectionism · − + − ++ ·

Children's Rights

Law Laissez-Faire Egalitarian Reformer Market Liberal Humanitarian
Child Labor Allowed + − − + −−
Restricted Child Labor · + · − −
Compulsory Primary School − ++ + −− +

Free Speech

Law Patriotic Liberal Egalitarian Patriarchal Radical Authoritarian Humanitarian Sovereignist
Outlawed Dissent + − − + −− ++ −− −−
Censorship + · · + − + − −
Right of Assembly · + + · + − · +
Protected Speech − ++ ++ − ++ −− + ++

Labor Rights

Law Laissez-Faire Egalitarian Market Liberal Utopian
No Workers' Rights · · · ·
Regulatory Bodies − + − +
Workers' Protections −− ++ −− ++

Labor Associations

Law Individualist Proletarian Reactionary Traditionalist Radical Reformer Market Liberal
Guild System −− − + + −− − −−
Combination Acts + −− + · − − +
Corporatized Unions · · · · − · −
Anti-Strike Laws · − · · · · ·
Right to Associate −− + − − · + −−
Factory Councils −− ++ −− −− −− −− −−

Migration

Law Individualist Isolationist Populist Reactionary Humanitarian Sovereignist
Closed Borders −− ++ · + −− +
Migration Controls − + + ++ − ++
No Migration Controls + − · − + −

Rights of Women

Law Liberal Patriarchal Traditionalist Reformer Humanitarian
Legal Guardianship − + + · −−
Women in the Fields — — — — —
Propertied Women + − · + −
Women in the Workplace · − − · ·
Women’s Suffrage · −− −− · +

Slavery

Law Particularist Anti-Slavery Utopian
Debt Slavery −− −− −−
Slave Trade · −− −−
Legacy Slavery · − −
Colonial Slavery · − −
Slavery Banned · · ·

Welfare

Law Individualist Hierarchic Proletarian
Šef Paternalism — — —
No Social Security · + −−
Poor Laws + · ·
Wage Subsidies − − +
Old Age Pension −− − ++

Core generic ideologies · 135 country-flavored and event variants (Carlist, Shogunate, …) are not shown