Alex LaBuePeriod 6

12th Grade Graduation Project

Italy Vs. United States

Comparison of Leaders

Italy United StatesTitle Of Leader: President

Current Prime Minister: Sergio MattarellaElector or Appointed: ElectedLength of Term: 7 years Required Qualifications:• A full Italian citizen • At least 50 years old

Title Of Leader: President Current President: Barack ObamaElector or Appointed: ElectedLength of Term: 4 YearsRequired Qualifications: •At least 35 years old•A natural born citizen•A permanent resident for at least 14 years*No person may serve more than 2 terms*

Lawmaking Branch

Italy United StatesName of Lawmaking Body:

Senate (Consitution Court)Structure: BicameralMemebership: 315 Elected Members *6 Lifetime Members

Name of Lawmaking Body:CongressStructure: BicameralMemebership: 435 Members

Individual Rights

Italy United States Individual Rights:

Bill of RightsIndividual Rights:

Constitution of Italy

Comparison:The individual rights of the United States and Italy are closely related. The U.S. bill of rights outlines the basic freedoms of U.S. in 10 different amendments, while their closely relates with 12 individual

rights offered to all Italian citizens.

Political PartiesItaly United States

Parties: Multi-PartyNames: Christian Democratic PartyItalian Communist PartyBeliefs: Democratic Party- Extremely “centre left” (left center) in their beliefsItalian Communist Party- Fascist Beliefs Symbols: Perched Eagle “Partiotp Democratic Veltroni” Circle

Parties: Two-Party Names: Democratic and Republican PartiesBeliefs: Republican-Believes each person is responsible for his/her own place in society.Democrat-Believes government is responsible to care for all individuals. Symbols: Democrat-DonkeyRepublican Elephant

Elections/Voting Age

Italy United States Voting Age/Requirements:Must be 25 years old and full Italian citizen Frequency: Every 7 yearsType of Elections:Electoral System

Voting Age/Requirements:Must be 18 years old, legal registered voter, and full U.S. citizen. *Some states offer laws against felons and other special casesFrequency: Every 4 yearsType of Elections:Electoral System

Taxes and Government Financing

Italy United States Income Tax: YesSources of Revenue: Income Tax, Cooperate Tax, Property Tax, Social Security ContributionsSpending:-Military- $16.57 Billion-Education-$171.24 Billion-Healthcare-$178.84 Billion

*ALL MONEY IN U.S. DOLLAR AMOUNT

Income Tax: YesSources of Revenue: Income Tax, Cooperate Tax, Excise Tax, Estate and Gift TaxSpending:-Military-$530 Billion-Education-$632 Billion-Healthcare-$2.8 Trillion

Comparison:The spending of the U.S. is astonishingly higher than that of Italy’s. The U.S. GPD has to blame

for this, as most of the percents of GPD for each part of the spending is comparable to that of

Italy’s. Health is an exception as the U.S. uses a much higher percent of it’s GPD than Italy.

Law

Italy United States Crime Rates:24.5%Prison Population:59,830Punishments: Fine, Imprisonment, Probation, Court System: Judiciary of ItalyDeath Penalty: No

Crime Rates: 17%Prison Population:2,266,800Punishments: Fine, Imprisonment, Probation, Restitution, Death Penalty Court System: Federal Judicial SystemDeath Penalty: Yes

Relations With The U.S.The United States and Italy began domestic

relations in 1861 after it became one state. The U.S. has strong relations with all of Europe, which includes Italy. They are NATO allies and the U.S.

has multiple military bases in Italy. U.S. additionally homes about13,000 of their soldiers

on these bases on Italian soil. Italy is a very active transatlantic partner to U.S. as both strive to meet

democratic ideals and want cooperation in civil conflict.