Democracy (Civ6)

Democracy is a form of Tier 3 government in Civilization VI. It is unlocked by the Suffrage civic.
In Rise and Fall, this government's legacy bonus is conferred by Democratic Legacy, a Wildcard policy unlocked by changing governments after adopting Democracy and constructing a Tier 3 government building (National History Museum, Royal Society, or War Department). In Gathering Storm, adopting this government unlocks Their Finest Hour and New Deal.
== Strategy ==
Under the vanilla ruleset, whereas Fascism and Communism may focus more on achieving a Domination or Science Victory respectively, Democracy focuses much more on Religious or Cultural Victories (the latter especially) as district projects tend to focus on massive amounts of yield production and . Democracy is much more geared towards amassing large quantities of , , and rather than or units (which, prior to Gathering Storm and the effects of Arsenal of Democracy being folded into Democracy, often proved to be a major drawback during times of war, or preparing for same).
In Gathering Storm, this government gives boosts for s and foreign s, which benefits civilizations like the Cree that focus on these peaceful gameplay aspects. This is in contrast to Communism, which centers on domestic production and s. Democracy's bonuses, together with the powerful New Deal policy card that is exclusive to this government, make it easy to either set up a single powerful city or help many struggling new cities in a time of expansion.
== Civilopedia entry ==
== Trivia ==
* The background of the artwork of Democracy depicts the hand and torch of the Statue of Liberty.
== See also ==
* Democracy in other games