Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Government vs.
United States
Government
Government Type/Constitution
-The term length for a U.S president is 4 years per term and can be
elected into office twice.
Lawmaking Body
-There are two separate house in the UK, 800 lords and 650 commons
Rights
-In the United States you have the right to bear arms, in the UK you do
not have that right
-In both countries citizens are protected from cruel and excessive
punishments
Political Parties
-The Symbol for the democratic side is a donkey, while the republicans
symbol is an elephant
-The U.K is split up into two parties as well, the Labour Party and the
Conservative Party
-A red rose represents the Labour Party and the scribbled oak tree
stands for the Conservative Party
Voting
-Both in the United States and the United Kingdomcitizens can vote at
age 18, however some people in the UK have voted at age 16.
-In the US we vote every four years while the UK votes every five
-The US makes money from sales tax and corporate income tax