Type of Government Germany President Joachim Gauck Elected or appointed Elected Length of term five years Qualifications required must be entitles to a vote in Bundestag Must be German ethnic origin and must be 40 years of age ID: 432356
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Germany vs United States Slide2
Type of Government
Germany President- Joachim
Gauck
Elected or appointed- Elected
Length of term- five years
Qualifications required- must be entitles to a vote in Bundestag, Must be German ethnic origin, and must be 40 years of age
United States
President- Barack ObamaElected or appointed- ElectedLength of term- four years Qualifications required- live in USA for fourteen years, natural born citizen and but be 35 years of age. Slide3
Type of Government Germany
Lawmaking body- Bundestag Bicameral or
unicameral- unicameral
Amount of people- 631
United states
Lawmaking body- congress
Bicameral or unicameral- Bicameral
Amount of people- 535Slide4
Type of Government
Germany
Freedom of speech- yes but maybe limited by law.
Freedom of press- yes
Freedom of religion- yes guaranteed by article 4 of the basic law.
Right to bear arms- no
United states
Freedom of speech- yes
Freedom of religion- yes
Freedom of press- yes
Freedom of assembly- yes
Freedom of petition
Right to bear arms- yes Slide5
Political Parties
Germany Party system- MultipartyChristian democratic union ( CDU) ,Social democratic party of Germany (SPD),
Green party
United States
Party system- 2 party
Democrat / Republican Slide6
Political Parties
CDU
Beliefs- “by
espousing the principles of the social market economy, which rejects socialism and laissez-faire economics and sees the government's role as providing the framework for fair competition, low unemployment and social welfare
.”
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/where-do-they-stand-a-quick-guide-to-germany-s-political-parties-a-651388.html
SPDBeliefs- is pledging to introduce a minimum wage. It has also vowed to stick to plans to decommission all German nuclear power stations by 2020. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/where-do-they-stand-a-quick-guide-to-germany-s-political-parties-a-651388.html
Germany Slide7
Political Parties
Green party
Belifes
- “enacted
laws easing immigration and same-sex marriage. The party's main following comes from higher income households in urban areas.”
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/where-do-they-stand-a-quick-guide-to-germany-s-political-parties-a-6513 88.html
Symbol not given Germany Slide8
Political Parties
Democrat
“Democrats
believe in rights of the individual citizen. These rights include life, liberty, dignity, security, equality of opportunity, justice, privacy, and private ownership of property
.”
To summarize, Democrats believe that each American citizen should have the right to all of the above things without interference from other citizens or the government.
Democratic beliefs also honor the freedoms of the individual – freedom to worship as he or she may choose, freedom of thought, freedom of conscience, freedom of assembly, freedom of inquiry, freedom of expression, and freedom to participate in the political process.
http://www.googobits.com/articles/2720-what-do-democrats-believe-a-summary-of-democratic-party-ideology.htmlRepublican
“An originalist theory of constitutional interpretation that seeks to determine the intended meaning of the text and does not grant judges free rein to think up new rights and powers
.”
. “Faith
in the private sector to afford opportunity, reduce poverty and create jobs
.”
“
A conviction that our debt crisis is real and must be addressed
.”
http://
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2013/02/25/ten-things-republicans-believeSlide9
Election and voting
Germany Voting age- 18 Must live in Germany
Elections are held- 5 years
Kind of election- Federal
elections
United States
Voting age- 18 Living in the USMust be registered Elections are held- 4 years Kind of election- General and Primaries Slide10
Taxes and Government
Germany
Income tax- No
Taxes
payed
- Real property tax Real property transfer tax Inheritance and gift tax Capital gains tax Aviation Tax Motor vehicle tax and more. Military-
45.7 billion Education-129.8 billion Heath care- 4,448
United States Income tax- Yes pay roll, property taxes sales taxes, estate and gift tax and more. Military- 640.0 billion Education- 809..6 billion Heath care- 8,508 Slide11
Laws
Germany Crime
rates- 6.51
million (2002)
Prison population – 78/100,000
Death penalty- no Court- Roman law Ordinary courtsThese courts deal with criminal and most civil cases
.Specialized courts These courts hear cases related to administrative, labor ,social security tax
and patent law. Constitutional courts These courts do judicial review and interpret the constitution.United States
Crime rates- 11.88 million (2002) Prison population- 707/100,000
Death penalty- yes , penalty's may vary between states.
Court- common law, right to an lawyer., fair trial, speedy trial, cant be tried twice for the same thing. Slide12
Current Relations with the United States
Germany
“Germany and the United States of America are bound together by historical ties of friendship.”
United States