COMPARING GOVERNMENT GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES SINJIN

COMPARING GOVERNMENT GERMANY AND THE UNITED STATES SINJIN SHAFFER

• Both the United States and Germany have a leader with the title of President. • Joachim Gauck is the president of Germany as Barak Obama is the current US president. • Both countries elect presidents. • Term length in Germany is 5 years term length in America is 4 years.

BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS • Any German who is entitled to vote in Bundestag elections and has attained the age of forty may be elected. • The person must be a natural-born citizen of the United States and must have been a permanent resident of the United States of America for at least 14 years. Must be at least 35 years old.

• They have a legislation just as the United States does. • Germanys government is bicameral and so is the United States • Germany has 631 people the US only has 535.

FREEDOMS • Germany does also have the freedom of speech. • They also have the freedom of religion • Germany does not have the right to bear arms.

• The German politics is similar to American they to have 3 political parties. • Christian Democratic Union – Christian understanding of humans and their responsibility toward God. • Southern sister party – More of a conservative party every second person voted for them. • Social Democratic Party -Focusing on adding more jobs to the German job market more for the middle class kinds of people.

VOTING • In Germany you must be 18 years of age and you must have lived in Germany for at least 3 months prior to voting. • In the US you also must be 18 and any citizen can vote. • As the US does Germany holds a primary election every 4 years.

TAXES • As in America Germany taxes you on all the money you make off of everything. • The German government makes most of their money off of exporting their sea food also off of taxes.

COMPARISON OF SPENDING • Military 1. Germany- $45, 785, 000 2. America- $682, 478, 000 • Education 1. Germany- $129, 000, 000 2. America- $809, 000, 000 • Healthcare 1. Germany- $4, 500 person 2. America-$8, 500 person

LAW • Crime Rates 1. Germany- 6. 5 million 2. America- 11. 8 million • Prison population 1. Germany- 980, 000 2. America-725, 000

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GERMANY AND THE USA • One of the closest federal allies in the world is recognized as America and Germany.

WORKS CITED • http: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File: German_flag_(7664379976). jpg • http: //www. hayspost. com/2013/05/27/american-flag-displaying-etiquette/