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United States VS

Italy

By: Makayla Solada


Leaders and Requirements
United States: Italy:

Leader Recognition: The Leader recognition: Prime


President MInister
Presidents name: Donald Leaders name: Paolo
Trump Gentiloni
Citizens elect the The president appoints
president the Prime Minister
4 year term No term limit
Must be: 35 years old, Must be: Member of
lived in the US for 14
parliament and have full
years and and a natural
confidence in the
born citizen of the US
parliament
Law making body
United States: Italy:
Known as congress Known as the
Bicameral structure italian parliament
Senate: members Bicameral structure
House of Senate of republic:
Representatives: 435 315 members
members Chamber of
Total: 535 members deputies: 630
members
Total: 945 members
Your Rights
United states: Italy:

1st AMendment: Freedom Article 15: Freedom of


of speech, religion, press, correspondence
assembly, and petition Article 16; freedom of
2nd Amendment: Right to movement
bare arms Article 19: freedom of
4th Amendment: Search religion
and seizure Article 21: freedom of
8th Amendment: communication
protection from cruel
and excessive
punishment
Political parties
United states: Italy:

Two party system Multi party system


Democrat: Christian Democrat party
- donkey - Crossed shield
- Blue - Red and white
- Liberal political party Italian communist party
Republican: - Red flag
- Elephant - Red, yellow, green, and
- Red white
- COnservative political
party
Elections and voting
United states: Italy:

Qualifications: Qualifications:
- 18 years old - 25 years old
- Us citizen No term limit so there is
- Cannot be a criminal, no time frame for
mentally ill, or have a elections
court order that states Types of elections: Local
you cant vote Municipal elections and
Elections every 4 years european parliamentary
Types of elections: elections
primary and general
Taxes and government finance
United states: Italy:

Income tax? Yes Income tax? Yes


Other ways the Other ways the
government gets money: government gets money:
- Fines and penalties - Labor forces
- Borrowing - Exports
- Raiding funds - imports
- Printing money Top 3 departments of
Top 3 departments of where the spending
where the spending money goes:
money goes: - 1. military
- 1. U.s. defense (military) - 2. education
- 2. Medicare and health - 3. healthcare
- 3. education
LAw
United states: Italy:

Crime Rate: 55.48% Crime rate: 47.50%


Prison Population: Prison population: 61,721
2,220,300 Punishments: abolished
Punishments: use the death penalty in 1978
death penalty when a Court system: consists of
capital crime has been series of courts and
committed several judges
Court system: closely
linked hierarchical
systems, can only hear
cases that are approved
by the US constitution
Current relations with the us
Good relations- friendly relationship

Have been in good relations since 1840

except in 1891 when the Italian government


contemplated war against the us

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