_____________ |_ _ _ _| | | | | | | Sid Meier's | | | | | | Civilization | | | | | | _| |_| |_| |_ |_____________| Government Guide Version 1.1GU By Michael Sarich rock1obster@hotmail.com Released: Monday 08th Of May 2006 Copyright(C): 2004-2006 Michael A. Sarich *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Table Of Contents Part I: Welcome [1]: About The Author [2]: The Story Behind This Guide [3]: Document Licence Agreement [4]: Site Licence Agreement [5]: Contact Me [6]: Disclaimer Part II: About This FAQ [1]: FAQ Statistics [2]: Version History [3]: Other Works By The Author Part III: The Guide Chapter I: About Governments [1]: What Is A Government [2]: Civilopedia Entry - Government [3]: Revolutions [4]: Civilopedia Entry - Revolution Chapter II: Governments [1]: Anarchy [2]: Communism [3]: Democracy [4]: Despotism [5]: Monarchy [6]: Republic Chapter III: Reader Submissions [1]: Questions [2]: Other Submissions Part IV: Closing [1]: Where To Next? [2]: Special Thanks [3]: Over And Out! QuickTip: To find sections with specific information, use CTRL+F ================================================================================ Part I: Welcome ================================================================================ Welcome to my Civilization III Government Guige. Thank you for choosing this guide, and I hope it contains the answer to your question. If not, send an E-Mail to rock1obster@hotmail.com. Please read the Contact Me section prior to E-Mailing me. Section Contents: [1]: About The Author [2]: The Story Behind This Guide [3]: Document Licence Agreement [4]: Site Licence Agreement [5]: Contact Me [6]: Disclaimer [1]: About The Author -------------------------------------------------- My name is Michael Sarich, and I am 17 years old. I work full time in a local franchise of one of - if not - the most popular computer goods retailers in my country of residence. 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I am not affiliated with any of the companies associated with this game, or any other related indicia. ================================================================================ Part II: About This FAQ ================================================================================ Section Contents: [1]: FAQ Statistics [2]: Version History [3]: Other Works By The Author _,._____ [1]: FAQ Statistics | |__ -------------------------------------------------- | | /________________________________________________________________ |________|/ `. | Civilization III - Governments Guide | | Author Name : Michael Sarich | | Email Address : rock1obster@hotmail.com | | MSN Address : rock1obster@hotmail.com | | Website Address : None at present | | GameFAQs Account : LightScribe | | GameFAQs User ID : 3015769 | | Contributor Number : 40145 | | | | Guide Version : 1.1GU | | Game Name : Civilization III | | Platform : PC | | Release Date : Unknown | | Date Created : Thursday 19th of February 2004 | | Last Updated : Monday 08th of May 2006 | | Next Release Schedule : Sunday 11th of June 2006 (Version 1.2) | | Version File Size : 032,768 Bytes | | | `.________________________________________________________________________,' _________ [2]: Version History | _____ | -------------------------------------------------- | |1.1GU| |_________________________________________________________________ | |_____| | `. |________,' | | | Thursdat 19th of February 2004 028,672 Bytes | | Version 1.0 | Wrote the guide. 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This | | | update is to solely get the visuals of this guide | | | up to where my template is at the moment. | | | | | `.________________________________________________________________________,' [3]: Other Works By The Author -------------------------------------------------- Section under construction/ ================================================================================ Part III: The FAQ ================================================================================ By reading further, you automatically agree to the Document License Agreement, and the Disclaimer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter I: About Governments -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This section is just to provide background information for players. If you want the bare facts, skip this section. Section Contents: [1]: What Is A Government [2]: Civilopedia Entry - Government [3]: Revolutions [4]: Civilopedia Entry - Revolution [1]: What Is A Government -------------------------------------------------- Civilization III allows you to control every aspect of a civilization, including the government. In a nutshell, governments affect the way your civilization acts and reacts. Each type of government has various characteristics, and different civilization favour and shun different governments. [2]: Civilopedia Entry - Government -------------------------------------------------- There are six forms of government that you can use to control your civilization. Each has advantages and disadvantages. The type of government you use determines: - How efficient your workers are (how quickly they get their jobs done). - How much Corruption and Waste affects your civilization. - The number of citizens you can draft per turn. - The number of military units that can be used as military police. - The number of military units you can have before you must support them from your treasury. The possible government types are: - Anarchy - Communism - Democracy - Despotism - Monarchy - Republic To change your form of government, you must have a revolution. [3]: Revolutions -------------------------------------------------- When you change government, your civilization will undergo a period of Anarchy, before reverting to the new choice of government. Religious civilizations (Aztecs, Babylonians, Egyptians, Indians, Iroquois and Japanese) do not experience this period of anarchy. [4]: Civilopedia Entry - Revolution -------------------------------------------------- If your civilization has knowledge of more than one type of government, you can cause a revolution to usher in a new system of government. On the Domestic Advisor, click the "Government" button to start a revolution. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter II: Governments -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section Contents: [1]: Anarchy [2]: Communism [3]: Democracy [4]: Despotism [5]: Monarchy [6]: Republic [1]: Anarchy -------------------------------------------------- Worker Efficiency - 50% Hurry Method - None Corruption / Waste - Catastrophic Draft Rate - 0 Military Police Limit - 0 Unit Support: Per Town - 0 Per City - 0 Per Metropolis - 0 Favoured By - N/A Shunned By - All Anarchy is not so much a system of government as the lack of one. Your civilization can sink into Anarchy if the government falls from prolonged civili disorder, or if you sanction a revolution. Anarchy seldom lasts longer than a few turns, but during that period, corruption and waste are so high that no production occurs and no taxes are collected; scientific research comes to a halt as well. There is no improvement maintenance when a civilization is in Anarchy. --- Civilopedia Description: Change of rule in cultures are often periods of unrest, but when the very framework for government is transformed it almost always results in a period of anarchy. The massive political and social upheaval experienced by the culture during a period of anarchy brings commerce and production to a standstill as cities rise up and government organizations try to restructure. Despite the fact that corruption and waste are absolute, there is a positive side to anarchy - it is temporary. When the smoke clears and the citizens calm down they are ready to embrace a new form of order in your society. [2]: Communism -------------------------------------------------- Worker Efficiency - 100% Hurry Method - Forced Labour Corruption / Waste - Communal Draft Rate - 3 Military Police Limit - 4 Unit Support: Per Town - 2 Per City - 4 Per Metropolis - 8 Favoured By - Russians, Iroquois, Chinese Shunned By - Romans, Germans, Americans Under Communism, the government is under the hands of a ruling "party", controlled absolutely by you, the Chairman. Although Communism allows greater production than Despotism, the system restricts personal freedoms, limiting commerce. One positive aspect of Communism is its effect on corruption and waste: all cities suffer the same, limited effects. --- Civilopedia Description: Communism is a conceptualized system of government in which resources and production facilities are the property of the entire society rather than individuals. In a communist society, labor is shared equally as well, and the benefits of labor are distributed according to need. Under such a system, all people would be equal, without class stratification. Although the basic idea of communism has existed since the time of Plato, modern communism is identified with the system of government described by Karl Marx and Fredrich Engels in the "Communist Manifesto". They believed that capitalistic systems, in which the rich upper class prospered through the exploitation of the powerless lower class, were bound to destroy themselves. At this point, the poor would rebel against their former oppressors and form a classless society. This prophecy has never come true, and countries that have attempted to base their governments on communism have ultimately failed to achieve the utopia described by Marx and Engels. [3]: Democracy -------------------------------------------------- Worker Efficiency - 150% Hurry Method - Pay Citizens Corruption / Waste - Minimal Draft Rate - 1 Military Police Limit - 0 Unit Support: Per Town - 0 Per City - 0 Per Metropolis - 0 Favoured By - Americans, English, Greeks, Indians, Shunned By - Aztecs, Persians, Russians, Zulu You are elected by the people to rule with their interests at heart. And you are rewarded by increased commerce and production. However, war weariness is a significant problem and war must be entered into only after much consideration. --- Civilopedia Description: Democracy is a ruling system where the citizens have a great deal of control over the actions of the government, either directly or through elected representatives. Democratic governments can be traced back to the city-states of ancient Greece and Rome. Citizens would gather in a public forum, and each one would have the opportunity to speak and vote on issues affecting the community. This direct democracy system was possible due to the relatively small populations of the city-states. Starting in the 17th century, the monarchs of Europe began to be stripped of their absolute power, and by the end of the 19th century the citizens had a strong voice in government in many European nations. Large populations made public forums impractical, so the people elected groups of representatives to carry their views to the ruling powers. Strictly speaking, this type of system more closely resembles a republican system rather than a true democracy. This type of representative democracy is considered the best governing system in the modern world because of the personal and economic freedom enjoyed by the citizens. [4]: Despotism -------------------------------------------------- Worker Efficiency - 100% Hurry Method - Forced Labour Corruption / Waste - Rampant* Draft Rate - 2 Military Police Limit - 2 Unit Support: Per Town - 4 Per City - 4 Per Metropolis - 4 Favoured By - Zulu Shunned By - Indians, Greeks, English, Babylonians *In addition, any city production square which produces more than two food, shields or commerce in a despotic government instead produces one less. In Despotism, you rule with absolute power over your subjects, usually enforced by the military. This system has a tendency to minimize individual freedom and reduce the efficiency of production efforts. --- Civilopedia Description: Despotism is, without a doubt, the simplest form of government. It is based on a simple concept: might makes right. In a despotism, the power is held unquestionably by those who hold power over the military and who therefore can enforce their decrees. Because of the oppression experienced in this type of regime, despots often find that their ability to control the population is proportional to their use of armed troops in towns and cities in which the people live. Furthermore, because it is such a centralized form of government despotism makes it difficult to effectively put down rebellions and prevent the misappropriation of funds if their empire grows too large. Despots pay a terrible price in waste and corruption in their society and with the development of more sophisticated forms of government despots often find that staging a coup is necessary for further growth. [5]: Monarchy -------------------------------------------------- Worker Efficiency - 100% Hurry Method - Pay Citizens Corruption / Waste - Problematic Draft Rate - 2 Military Police Limit - 3 Unit Support: Per Town - 2 Per City - 4 Per Metropolis - 8 Favoured By - Persians, Japanese, Egyptians, Babylonians, Aztecs Shunned By - Iroquois, French, Chinese Monarchs rule with absolute authority, severely limiting personal and economic freedom of all citizens except nobility and the rich upper-class. However, there is a sense among the populace that you rule by sanction of the gods (or God) and this alleviates many of the production problems found in Despotism. Corruption and Waste are significant, but are ameliorated to an extent by loyalty to the king. --- Civilopedia Description: Rule by monarchy developed as a logical extension of the absolute rule of tribal chieftains. Many of the earliest monarchs, such as those in ancient Egypt, claimed that they ruled by divine right. In the spread of European monarchy during the Middle Ages, however, rulership was generally conveyed upon a leader who could most effectively raise and command an army. Monarchies are dynastic, with rule of the country passing to the eldest son when the king dies or retires. Monarchs had absolute rule over their subjects, severely limiting the personal and economic freedom of all citizens except for nobility and the rich upper class. Although monarchies ruled most of Europe for centuries, the unhappiness of lower-class citizens eventually grew intolerable, causing several major revolutions. By the mid-18th century, the power of the European monarchs had been severely limited, paving the way for participatory systems of government. [6]: Republic -------------------------------------------------- Worker Efficiency - 100% Hurry Method - Pay Citizens Corruption / Waste Nuisance Draft Rate - 1 Military Police Limit - 0 Unit Support: Per Town - 0 Per City - 0 Per Metropolis - 0\ Favoured By - French, Germans, Romans Shunned By - Egyptians, Japanese Under a Republic, you rule over autonomous city-states by consent of the people through representatives. This allows the people substantial personal and economic freedoms, producing an increase in Commerce. However, your government is affected by war weariness, which can cause significant civil disorder problems in times of war, especially if you are the aggressor. --- Civilopedia Description: The republic is a system of government in which the citizens appoint, by popular vote, a head of state and officials to represent the views of the general public. The concept of the republic first appeared in ancient Rome, where local provinces sent elected representatives to the Senate, which governed all Roman lands. Both the head of state and the local representatives in a republic are elected; no one is granted a position by birth or divine right. Republican governments are similar in some ways to democracies, in that they offer a great deal of personal, financial, and political freedom to their citizens. The main difference between the two systems is that a true democracy allows the participation of every voting citizen in any and all political matters, whereas in a republic, a body of elected officials represents the views and opinions of the people. Although an effective system, personal agendas of political representatives might act to decrease the effectiveness in representing the views of the people. Due to human nature, corruption is fairly common in a republican government. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter III: Reader Submissions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This section contains questions and other submissions from readers. This section will not work without YOU!!! Your questions and strange experiences will be posted below. Also, you may send in strategies, and tricks. Don't feel shy to include a long story. POST YOUR QUESTIONS, EXPERIENCES, STRATEGIES, TIPS AND TRICKS TO rock1obster@hotmail.com Section Contents: [1]: Questions [2]: Other Submissions [1]: Questions -------------------------------------------------- No Posts Yet [2]: Other Submissions -------------------------------------------------- No Posts Yet ================================================================================ Part IV: Closing ================================================================================ Section Contents: [1]: Where To Next? [2]: Special Thanks [3]: Over And Out! [1]. Where To Next? -------------------------------------------------- - A nicer looking stats area. - General text tidy-up [2]. Special Thanks -------------------------------------------------- Special Thanks go out to the following people and corporations. - HP, Logitech, LG, nVidia and my Work for all together resulting in me with a nice PC and setup. - Norton for Systemworks and Internet Security - Infogrames Interactive and Firaxis for this game - My Mother: Two words - Power Bill - Most importantly, you for reading this guide. [3]. Over And Out! -------------------------------------------------- Thanks again for reading this guide. If you have any info no matter how trivial (even a typo), please e-mail me at rock1obster@hotmail.com (see Contact Me section first). _______________ _____________________________/ _____________ \_____________________________ /______________________________/ \______________________________\ / Civilization Governements \_____________/ Copyright 2006 Michael Sarich \ | Guide _____________ rock1obster@hotmail.com | \_______________________________/ End Of File \_______________________________/ \___________________________________________________________________________/