Most people in our country are informed about our own constitution, but there are many other countries in the world that use numerous kinds of government. One that stands out based on recent events is the country of Brazil. In this paper, I will compare and contrast the United States Constitution to Brazil’s. There are plenty of similarities, as well as differences between these two constitutions. I will focus on how the two constitutions handle the impeachment of their leaders.
At first glance, the Brazilian and American constitutions are similar. They have the same goal: to improve the nation. When one looks a little closer you can see many differences in the two constitutions. The Brazilian constitution has 246 articles and 64 amendments …show more content…
Brazil’s first constitution, written in 1824, lasted sixty-five years and had one amendment and 172 articles. The document established a centralized system of government. The first constitution had a strong Catholic monarchy. Similar to the U.S. constitution, the government divided itself into four functions: the legislative, executive, judicial and moderating. The Brazilian Constitution is the framework for the federal government of Brazil; it maintains the organization and gives fair rights to all the citizens. (Rosenn)
The impeachment process concerns when an official is accused of a misdemeanor and is put on trial to be removed from office. The process in Brazil is both similar and different then the impeachment process of the United States. In the Brazilian constitution Articles 85 and 86 state the procedures for their process on impeachment. (Brazil …show more content…
The first Brazilian president to be impeached was a leader named Fernado Collor. He was impeached for corruption, and ended up resigning before the impeachment proceedings went through. Due to current events, Brazil’s most recent president, Dilma Rousseff, has been impeached. The reasoning was violating law by moving funds from state banks to cover budgets. The president was looking to maintain antipoverty projects. (Glickhouse)
Impeachment is similar in many ways in America. The U.S. constitution defines impeachment as removing the president, vice president or other federal workers from office. In the United States constitution, Article 1, sections 2 and 3 state the procedures for impeachment. In Article 2, section 4, the document discuses the grounds and reasons for impeachment. It states that all civil officers, including president and vice president, can be impeached for any sort of misdemeanor. In Article 3, it says that the Senate has control over the impeachment process. The Constitution also states that the person under trial shall not have any further punishments other than leaving their position. (U.S.
At first glance, the Brazilian and American constitutions are similar. They have the same goal: to improve the nation. When one looks a little closer you can see many differences in the two constitutions. The Brazilian constitution has 246 articles and 64 amendments …show more content…
Brazil’s first constitution, written in 1824, lasted sixty-five years and had one amendment and 172 articles. The document established a centralized system of government. The first constitution had a strong Catholic monarchy. Similar to the U.S. constitution, the government divided itself into four functions: the legislative, executive, judicial and moderating. The Brazilian Constitution is the framework for the federal government of Brazil; it maintains the organization and gives fair rights to all the citizens. (Rosenn)
The impeachment process concerns when an official is accused of a misdemeanor and is put on trial to be removed from office. The process in Brazil is both similar and different then the impeachment process of the United States. In the Brazilian constitution Articles 85 and 86 state the procedures for their process on impeachment. (Brazil …show more content…
The first Brazilian president to be impeached was a leader named Fernado Collor. He was impeached for corruption, and ended up resigning before the impeachment proceedings went through. Due to current events, Brazil’s most recent president, Dilma Rousseff, has been impeached. The reasoning was violating law by moving funds from state banks to cover budgets. The president was looking to maintain antipoverty projects. (Glickhouse)
Impeachment is similar in many ways in America. The U.S. constitution defines impeachment as removing the president, vice president or other federal workers from office. In the United States constitution, Article 1, sections 2 and 3 state the procedures for impeachment. In Article 2, section 4, the document discuses the grounds and reasons for impeachment. It states that all civil officers, including president and vice president, can be impeached for any sort of misdemeanor. In Article 3, it says that the Senate has control over the impeachment process. The Constitution also states that the person under trial shall not have any further punishments other than leaving their position. (U.S.