All countries have the opportunity to pick 

ideas using political power. These ideas give various

bonuses, and are split between several categories:

 Conscription law: affects how much manpower is available to the country for military
service, factory output, dockyard output, construction speed, and training time
 Trade law: affects resources to market, factory output, dockyard output, construction
speed, and research time
 Economy law: affects how many factories are dedicated to consumer goods, manpower
availability, civilian and military factory construction speed, and conversion speed for
factories
 Political advisers: give a variety of bonuses, and can be used to change the political
environment in a country
 Research and production companies: give reductions to research time and bonuses to
equipment researched under their lead
 Military staff: give bonuses to armies, navies, and air forces