1. COMPARING UNITED KINGDOM,
GERMANY AND RUSSIA
By: Jai Jacobs

2. United Kingdom

3. Parliamentary System of the UK
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• Unitary system: the central has all the power
• Democracy: citizens hold the power. They all vote
• Parliamentary Democracy: the leader is elected through
the legislature, not directly by the people

4. Parliamentary System
• Parliament is the lawmaking body of the U.K.
• Composed of the House of Lords and the House of
Commons
• The monarch is also a part of parliament

6. House of Lords
• These seats were passed through wealthy families.
• Now the lords are elected by the house or the monarch.
• have
power

7. House of Lords

8. House of Commons
• Citizens elect members
-There are 646 members
• Controls country's budget (LOTS of power)
• The leader of the political party with the most members
becomes the prime minister
• Prime minister- is the head of the government

9. House of Commons

10. Leadership
• The prime minister is the chief executive with the MOST
power
- Leader of the British Parliament, works with legislative
branch
- Runs the government
• The MONARCH is the official head of state (symbol of
country)
-Duties are most ceremonial
-Role is restricted

11. Queen Elizabeth II

12. David Cameron

13. Citizens rights
• Have personal freedoms similar to US
-treated equally
-right to worship
-freedom of speech
-right to fair trial
-Own property
• Does not directly elect the leaders. The house of commons
does that!!!

14. Germany

15. Federal System
• Federal System: the power is shared between the central
government and the governments of the 16 states.
• Democracy: citizens of the country hold the power (voting)
• Parliamentary Democracy: the leader is elected through the
legislature, not directly by the people

16. Parliamentary System
• Germany’s is composed of 2 houses: the Bundstag and the
Bundesrat
• Germany’s constitution is called the basic law
- Germany is a welfare state: government guarantees people
certain benefits when they are unemployed, sick, poor, or
disabled.

17. • Has the MOST power
Bundestag
• Citizens of each German state elect its members
• Members of this house elect the chancellor (chief executive of
Germany)
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18. Bundestag

19. Bundesrat
• Represents the interests of the state governments
• Each state selects representatives for this house
• Deals with laws that affect states: education & local
government issues

20. Bundesrat

21. Leadership
• CHANCELLOR is the chief executive
- Runs the government
- Elected by the bundestag (legislature)
• The president is the official head of state
- Symbol for country
- Duties are mostly ceremonial
- Representatives of the legislature and the states choose the
president

22. Angela Merkel

23. Russia

24. Joachim Gauck

25. Citizens rights
• Similar to US & UK
• Do not directly elect the leaders

26. Federal System
• Federal System: the power is shared between the central
government and the governments of the states
• Democracy: citizens of the country hold the power (vote)
• Parliamentary Democracy: leader is directly elected by the
people

27. Federal Assembly
• The legislature is called the federal assembly
• It has two parts: the Federation Council & the State
Duma

28. Federal Assembly
• Has 2 representatives from each state
• States appoint the council’s members; they are not directly
elected by the people
• One important duty: approve the president’s choices of people
to fill different government jobs

29. State Duma
• Larger than federation council
- Has 450 members who are elected directly by the people
• This house controls the budget & makes the laws
• Approves the presidents choice for prime minister

31. Leadership
• President is the chief executive with the MOST power
- Elected by the people (presidential democracy)
- Can disband the legislature
• President also picks prime minister
- Helps in the day-to-day running of the government
- Similar to USA’S vice president

32. Vladimir Putin

33. Dmitry Medvedev

34. Citizens rights
• Similar 2 the US, UK, & Germany
• Citizens directly elect the leader

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36. Merry Christmas