Italy and the U.

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By: Sheryl Cranch

Italy And the united States

Italy

United States

Government/constitution

Italy:
Title of leader: President
Leader: Sergio mattarella
Elected
7 years

The U.S:
Title of leader: president
Leader: Obama
Elected
4 years

Lawmaking body

Italy:
Italian parliament
Bicameral
Legislative power belongs
to the parliament and the
king.
630 members

United States:
Our lawmaking body is
congress.
Bicameral
535 members

Bill of rights

Italy
They are entitled to
freedom of press, freedom
of religion, freedom of
speech, and the right to
bear arms.

United States
We are entitled to freedom
of speech/press.
We have freedom of
religion.
We have the right to bear
arms.

Political parties

Italy
They have a multi party
system.
Executive power, legislative
power, and judiciary.
Executive power is executed
by council members.
Legislative power is executed
by the parliament.
The judiciary is executed by
he high council and the
president.

United States:
We have a two-party system.
1.) house of representatives.
2.) senate
Key beliefs: law making and
approving amendments

Elections
:

Italy:
18 is the voting age
Must live in Italy to vote there.
You must register
Every 4 years an election is
held.
They have general elections.

United states:
18 is the voting age
You must be a U.s citizen. U.S
resident in the state you vote
in.
Elections are held four years
for a president.
Primaries are for the
president/congressmen.
General elections are for local
members.

Taxes

Italy:
They charge income tax.
They get other money by
fines, inflation, and other
kinds of taxes.

United States:
Yes, we charge an income tax.
We make money on
passports, patents, etc.
Spending:
1.) military: 698,200 million.
2.) education: 17.16% GDP
3.) healthcare: 8500 at 17.7 %.

Law

Italy
Crime rate is 48.51 million.
Prison population: 61,721
inmates.
Has used capital punishment.
They have a ministry of
justice.

United States
Crime rate is 75.54 million.
Prison population:1.57 million
inmates.
We have a supreme court.
Capital punishment has been
used.

Relationship between the

two
They have a warm and
friendly relationship.

Citations
1.Jump up ^ "Roman Austerity: Parliamentary Salary Cuts a Drop in the Bucket" (in Italian). Spiegel Online
International. February 2, 2012.
2.^ Jump up to: a b c "The Italian Constitution". The official website of the Presidency of the Italian Republic.
3.Jump up ^ "President Giorgio Napolitano and Prime Minister Enrico Letta of Italy". worlddiplomacy.org.
4.Jump up ^ Artikel 85 Absatz 1, see http://www.verfassungen.eu/it/
Common sense