Comparing Italy to

United States
Zayne Spadaro

Type of Government

Matteo Renzi-Prime Minister

Barack Obama-President

Elected

Elected

7 year term

4 year term

Qualifications:
- Must be Appointed
Qualifications:
-Must be a
natural born U.S citizen
-Must be at
least 35 years old
-Must be a
U.S citizen for at least 14 years

Lawmaking body of Italy

Parliament
Bicameral
Bicameral Legislature with 945 elected members(parlamentari),
Chamber of Deputies which has 630 members(Deputati), and the
Senate of Republic with 315 members(senatori)

Lawmaking body of the U.S

House of Representatives, Senate
Bicameral
435 members in the House and 100 members in the Senate

Important rights of Italy

Freedom of speech/press: yes
Freedom of Religion: yes
Right to bear arms: no

Important rights of the United

States
Freedom of Speech/press: yes
Freedom of Religion: yes
Right to bear arms: yes

Italys Political Parties

Has a multiparty system
Christian Democratic Party and the Italian Communist
Party
Conservative on cultural, social, and moral issues

United States Political Parties

2 party system
Democrats and Republicans
Democrats: believe it is the responsibility of the government to take
care of all individuals, believe that the government knows what is
best for individuals, believe that business decisions should be guided
by the government
Republicans: believe that each person is responsible for his own
place in society, work to cut government spending, believe in free
enterprise

Italys Elections and Voting's

Must be 18 to cast their vote in a general election but must be at least
25 to vote for a senate candidate

Both houses of Italian Parliament may serve a maximum of five years

Regional and local elections are held every five years

United States Elections and

Votings

Must be at least 18 to vote

Presidential elections are held every 4 years
Senators are elected every 6 years
House of Representatives are elected every 2 years
Primary and General elections

Italys Taxes and Government

Finances
Taxes:

Italy makes most of its money from Exporting: items such as engineering
products, textiles and clothing, machinery, motor vehicles, and food/beverages

Spends approximately $24.3 Billion on its Military

Spends approximately $4.3 Billion on Education
Spends approximately $3,046 per capita on healthcare

United States Taxes and

Government Finances
Taxes:

United States makes most of its money from individuals and other
withholding taxes
Spends approximately $718 Billion on its Military
Spends approximately $550 Billion a year on Education
Spends approximately $9,255 per person

Italys Law
Of the crimes reported to the Roman Police; 65% are
stolen passports, 13% are pickpocketing, 5% are sexual
assaults, and 2% are the use of false identities
Capital punishment has been banned in Italy since 1889

United States Law

2.2 million people are currently in the Nations Prison
U.S does use the death penalty

Current Relations with the

United States
The U.S established diplomatic relations with Italy in 1861
Italy is among one of the most pro-American nations in the
world