How To Compare Australia To The United States

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In this world today, there are over two hundred countries. As we known, each country has their own political system that is different than the others. Australia, as the sixth biggest country in the world and the smallest continent, has been called the oldest land in the world. Its government is based on the liberal democratic tradition. (Charles Rowland Twidale) The United States, however, as the world's third largest country in population and in area. It consists of 50 states and a federal district. I am going to compare Australia to the United State to look at the many ways governments operate and the ways people behave in political life.

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