Now, that we have some background between German, France, and the United States, and the relationship they each shared, we will now get into the differences between political and government structure between these countries. Both Germany and the United States followed a democratic policy, but there are similarities and differences in how each of the countries applied democracy in their countries. For example, the U.S used the majority system, meaning that the majority of the votes win, (math-uni-paderborn.de). If one candidate gathered the majority of the votes, with more than 50% of the votes (the percentage can be shortened, depending on the election,) then that candidate is the rightful winner. In other words, the winner takes it all. In
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In the U.S, though, the president laws can be overridden by congress with 2/3 of the votes in both houses. Germany has more freedom when it comes to laws, but also, the laws are not as reinforced as they are in U.S. The laws are not scrutinized as much, and the government cannot do much about that. Another interesting fact about the election is that Germany sees roughly 80% of the population turn out for voting, where in the U.S, it is roughly estimated to see 55% of the voters turn out, (math-uni-paderborn.de). Germany and the U.S used similar forms when it comes to government structures. However, Germany used more of republican system than a democratic system, even though, it have been argued that Germany and the United States both used their own ideas of democracy. Germany is also much more conservative than the U.S. For example, when it comes to laws on gay marriage, and such, Germany had not done much about it, (math-uni-paderborn.de). Even with their differences, there are similarities between the U.S and Germany, as both used the majority system when it comes to …show more content…
would never let itself take that much power, because it goes against its very policy. The separation of powers was created to ensure that the distribution of power were equal between the three branches of government. France defied this policy by giving a government official, its president, most of its power. By doing this, France had allowed its president to have more say in matters than any of the elected government officials. In fact, the president is not only responsible for making presidential decisions, but also for leading the army, appointing the prime minister, power to dismiss the National Assembly, negotiating foreign treaties, to name a few, (rogerdarlington.me.uk, 2015). However, the president cannot handle domestic decisions, as that is one of the prime minister’s duties, (rogerdarlington.me.uk,
In the U.S, though, the president laws can be overridden by congress with 2/3 of the votes in both houses. Germany has more freedom when it comes to laws, but also, the laws are not as reinforced as they are in U.S. The laws are not scrutinized as much, and the government cannot do much about that. Another interesting fact about the election is that Germany sees roughly 80% of the population turn out for voting, where in the U.S, it is roughly estimated to see 55% of the voters turn out, (math-uni-paderborn.de). Germany and the U.S used similar forms when it comes to government structures. However, Germany used more of republican system than a democratic system, even though, it have been argued that Germany and the United States both used their own ideas of democracy. Germany is also much more conservative than the U.S. For example, when it comes to laws on gay marriage, and such, Germany had not done much about it, (math-uni-paderborn.de). Even with their differences, there are similarities between the U.S and Germany, as both used the majority system when it comes to …show more content…
would never let itself take that much power, because it goes against its very policy. The separation of powers was created to ensure that the distribution of power were equal between the three branches of government. France defied this policy by giving a government official, its president, most of its power. By doing this, France had allowed its president to have more say in matters than any of the elected government officials. In fact, the president is not only responsible for making presidential decisions, but also for leading the army, appointing the prime minister, power to dismiss the National Assembly, negotiating foreign treaties, to name a few, (rogerdarlington.me.uk, 2015). However, the president cannot handle domestic decisions, as that is one of the prime minister’s duties, (rogerdarlington.me.uk,