Comparing

Governments
United States and Italy
Chad ODonnell

United

States

President
Barack Obama
4 years
Natural-born citizen,
resident for 14 years, at
least 35 years old

Italy
President/Prime Min.
Sergio Mattarella (elected
President)/ Matteo Renzi
(appointed Prime Min.)
7 years/ 5 years
Elder statesman, 50 years
old

Government/Constitution

United

States

House of Reps., and

Senate
Bicameral
435 and 100

Italy
Parliament
Bicameral
630 (Chamber of
Deputies) and 315
(Senate)

Government/Constitution

United

States

Freedom of Speech/Press
Freedom of Religion
Right to bear arms

Italy
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Religion
Cant bear arms

Government/Constitution

United

States

Two-party System
Democratic and
Republican

Liberal (Democrats) and

Conservative (Republicans)

Italy
Multi-party System
Christian Democrat and
Italian Communist
Supports social
conservatism

Political Parties

United

States

At least 18
Citizen of U.S.
Registered to vote
Elections held every year
Electoral System
Resident of State
Elections every 4 years
for President

Italy
Resident of Italy
At least 18
Criminal acts and
bankruptcy result in
delayed voting
At least 25 to vote for
Senate
Electoral System
Elections held every 7
years for President

Elections and Voting

United

States

Income Tax: Yes

Ways they make $:
Tax Revenue, Corp. Tax,
Payroll Tax
Spendings:
Military: $555 billion
Education: $550 billion
Healthcare: $2.8 trillion

Italy
Income Tax: Yes
Ways they make $:
Tax Revenue
Education Tax
Higher Unemployment
Spendings:
Military: $32.7 billion
Education: 9%
Healthcare: 78.2%

Taxes and Govt Finance

United

States

Crime Rates: around 11.8

million
Prison Population: 1.57
million inmates
Punishments:
Incarceration, Death
Penalty, Parole, Probation,
Fines, Comm. Service
Death Penalty: Yes
Court System: Yes

Italy
Crime Rates: around 2.23
million
Prison Population: 61,721
inmates
Punishments:
Capital Punishment
Death Penalty: No
Court System: Yes

Law

US has warm relations with Italy

US has diplomatic representation in
the nation of Italy
51% of Italians approve of US
leadership under president Obama

Relations with U.S.

 https://
www.justlanded.com/english/Italy/Articles/Culture/Government
-in-Italy
http://
www.understandingitaly.com/profile-content/government.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Italy

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