United States

VS. Germany
By: Amaris Armagost

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 Part l: Type of Government/Constitution
United States: Germany:
Title of Leader: President Title of Leader: President
Name of Current Leader: Donald J. Trump Name of Current Leader: Frank-Walter
Elected or Appointed: Elected Steinmeier
Length of Term of Office: 4 years Elected or Appointed: Elected
Background/Qualifications Required: Length of Term of Office: Two- 5 yr.
1. Be a Natural Born Citizen terms
2. Be at least 35 years of age Background/Qualifications Required:
3. Have lived in the U.S for 14 yrs. 1. Entitled to Vote Bundestag Elections
2. Reached the age of 40

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 Lawmaking Body

United States Germany

Lawmaking Body: Congress Lawmaking Body: Bundestag

Bicameral Bicameral

2 types: 2 types:

House of Reps (435) Senate (100) Bundestag(598) Bundestrat (69)

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 Bill Of Rights
United States Germany
1. Freedom of speech 1. Freedom of
2. Freedom of Press Speech
3. Freedom of Assembly 2. Freedom of
4. Freedom to Bear Arms Assembly
5. Protected from cruel 3. Freedom of Press
and excessive 4. Human Trafficking
punishment 5. Police Brutality

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 Part ll: Political
Parties
United States: Germany:

United States is a country that Germany is a country that consists of

consists of a two-party system. a multiparty system.

2 parties: Muliparty:
-Consists of 33 minor parties -Consists of 22 minor parties
-Major parties: -Major parties:
Republican Democrat Social Democratic Christian Democratic Union
- Conservative on -Favor abortion -Support economic -Conservative social values
social issues. -Favors gay and social -Believes in free market
-Oppose abortion marriage interventions economy
-Opposes gay -Strict about gun -Promote social
marriage control justice
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Part lll: Elections & Voting

United States: Germany:

Voting age: 18 years Voting age: 18 years
Qualifications: Qualifications:
1.A citizen of the U.S. 1.An individual must have resided
2.A legal resident of Washington state in constituency district for at least three
3.At least 18 yrs old by Election Day months prior to an election.
4.Not disqualified from voting due to a court order Elections held: Every four years
5.Not under department of Corrections supervision -All elections are held on Sunday.
For a Washington felony convictions What types:
Elections held: Every four years, even-numbered years 1. To the Bundestag
What types: 2. The Landtags
-There are two held in the United States 3. Local elections
1.Primary-in the Spring
2. General-in the Fall
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Part lV: Taxes and Government Finance

United States: Germany:

Income Tax Income tax

Use to make most of its money:
1.Social Security= $927 billion
2.Budget Deficit= $239 billion
Military:In 2015, has declared $601
billion
Education:Total expenditures for
public elementary and secondary
schools; $12,296
Healthcare:$3.207 Trillion
Use to make most of its money:
1.Fishing
2.Natural Resources
Military:$36.7 billion
Education:As of 2012, 5.1% or the
GPD
Healthcare:$4,500 per person

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Part V: Law
United States:
Crime Rate: per 100,000 population
Prison Population: 2,220,300 adults were
incarcerated. 4,751,400 adults were on
probation or on parole.
Punishments: Capital punishment is a
legal penalty in the united states,
currently used by 31 states and the
federal government.
Court System:The courts of the United
States are closely linked hierarchical
systems of courts at the federal and
state levels. The federal courts form the
judicial branch of the federal government
of the United States and operate under
the authority of the United States
Constitution and federal law.
Germany:
Crime Rate: between 2014 and
2015, the number of crimes
committed by refugees increased
by 79 percent.
Prison Population:77,166
Punishments:The capital
punishment was banned in
Germany. Death Sentences are
known as life in prison.
Court System:Organization of
justice-judicial systems. The court6
system is also structured federally.
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Part VI: Relations
-The Main factors in German-American relations were very large
movements of immigrants from Germany to the American colonies.
-German achievements in public schooling and higher education
greatly impressed American Educators; the American education
system was based on the prussian education system.
-Large numbers of intellectuals, scientists, and artists found refuge
from the Nazis in the united States.
-The united states played a major role in the occupation and
reconstructions of Germany.
-The two nations relationship became very positive, in terms of
democratic ideals, anti-communism, and high levels of economic
trade
-Today, the united states is one of germany's closest allies and
partners outside of the European Union. The people of the two
countries see each e other as reliable allies; however they disagree
on some key policy issues. Americans want Germany to play a more
active military role, but Germany strongly disagree 9