Politics of Italy By Bryce Snell Type of
Politics of Italy By: Bryce Snell
Type of Government � � � Much like the united states Italy has a president his name is Giorgio Napolitano The President serves as a point of connection between the three branches he is elected by the lawmakers, he appoints the executive, and is the president of the judiciary. The president is also commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The people elect their head of state The President of the Republic is elected for seven years According to the Constitution, any citizen that is fifty on the day of the election, and enjoys civil and political rights, can be elected President. The President cannot hold office in any other branch of power
Lawmaking body They have a “perfect bicameral system” this means much like the United States their law making body has two parts � The first part is the senate of the republic, this is almost set up like our house � The next part of Italy's structure is the Chamber of Deputies, this is most like our senate with the higher up more prestigious members �
Basic Human Rights Fundamental rights of all people are protected by the Italian constitution not just the people of Italy � The Bill of Rights we know today are represented very well in Italy some examples are: Protection of the home, protection of your rights and protection of press free from censorship. To name a few �
Political Parties The Five Star Movement (Mo. Vimento Cinque Stelle, M 5 S) is an Italian political party launched by Beppe Grillo, a popular activist, comedian and blogger, and Gianroberto Casaleggio, a web strategist, on October 4 2009 The M 5 S is considered populist, anti-corruption, environmentalist, and Eurosceptic. On October 30, 2013, Grillo himself referred to his movement as "populist" during a meeting he held in Rome with elected M 5 S senators � National Alliance, launched in 1994, was officially founded in January 1995, when the Italian Social Movement, the former neo-fascist party, merged with conservative elements of the former Christian Democracy �
Elections in Italy, Italy elects, at the national level, a Parliament consisting of two houses: the Chamber of Deputies with 630 members; and the Senate of the Republic with 315 elected members, plus a few senators for life. The President of the Republic is elected for a seven-year term by the two houses of Parliament in joint session. � You must be 18 to vote in all elections except the senate election that says you must be 25 �
Taxes and Gov. Finance � � � � The Italian taxation system includes various forms of direct and indirect taxation, which depend on the legal nature of the company, as well as on the characteristics of the income production activities. Italy does have an income tax here is how the tax bracket is broke down: 23% for amounts up to € 15, 000 27% for the next band from € 15, 000. 01 to € 28, 000 38% for the next band from € 28, 000. 01 to € 55, 000 41% for amounts between € 55, 000. 01 and € 75, 000 43% for amounts € 75, 000. 01 and over.
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Laws of Italy � Most of Italy's offences are much lower then ours. At 0. 013 per 1, 000 people, Italy has the 47 th highest murder rate in the World. This makes the murder rate in Italy one of the lowest among Western countries it is less than 1/3 that of the United States. Italy is also safer than Finland, France, Australia, Canada and the U. K. and roughly as safe as Spain, Germany and Holland.
Laws of Italy 2 � � � In Italy, judges are public officials and, since they exercise one of the sovereign powers of the State, only Italian citizens are eligible for judgeship. Italy's independent judiciary enjoys special constitutional protection from the executive branch. Once appointed, judges serve for life and cannot be removed without specific disciplinary proceedings The structure of the Italian judiciary is divided into three tiers: Inferior courts of original and general jurisdiction Intermediate appellate courts which hear cases on appeal from lower courts Courts of last resort which hear appeals from lower appellate courts on the interpretation of law. They also use the Death Penalty
Current Relations � The United States have warm and friendly relations with Italy. The United States had diplomatic representation in the nation of Italy and its predecessor nation, the Kingdom of Sardinia since 1840. However, in the 1890 s the Italian government severed diplomatic relations and briefly contemplated war against the US as a response to the unresolved case of the lynching of six Sicilians in Tallulah, Louisiana, and there was a break in relations from 1941 to 1943, while Italy and the United States were at war. � Italy remains a strong and active transatlantic partner which, along with the United States, has sought to foster democratic ideals and international cooperation in areas of strife and civil conflict. Toward this end, the Italian Government has cooperated with the United States in the formulation of defense, security, and peacekeeping policies.
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