AUSTRIA VS.

AMERICA
Susan Lanager

Austria
Type of
Government
o Title of leader: president
o current leader: Heinz
Fischer
o Elected or appointed:
voted
o Length of term: 4 years
o Background/Qualifications
required: Only a person who
has House of Representatives
franchise and was thirty five
years old before the first of
January of the year in which
the election is held can be
elected Federal President

Type of
Government

O Title of leader: president

O current leader: Barrack
Obama
O Elected or appointed:
Voted
O

Length of term: 4 years

O Background/Qualifications
required:

35 or older

Natural born citizen

Lived in America for 14

years

Law Making Process

Austria

-Name of their

lawmaking body:
Parliament
- Bicameral or
unicameral
structure:
Bicameral
- How many
people:
183

America

-Name of their
lawmaking body:
Congress
-Bicameral or
unicameral
structure:
Bicameral
- How many
people:
535

 Do they have Freedom

of Speech/Press?
Yes, everyone can say
what they want
Do they have Freedom
of Religion?
Yes, any religion is
allowed
Do they have the right
to bear arms?
Yes, to an extent

Austria

America

Most important laws in the countries

Do they have Freedom

of Speech/Press?
To an extent no neoNazi support allowed
Do they have Freedom
of Religion?
Yes, all religions are
respected
Do they have the right
to bear arms?
Yes, however a large
amount of guns are
illegal to use.

Part Dos: political parties

This particular country is a multiple party system

voting
voting age
age
and
and what
what
are
are the
the
qualification
qualification
ss to
to vote
vote in
in
this
this
country?
country?
18
18

-How
-How often
often
are
are
elections
elections
held
held in
in this
this
country?
country?
Every
Every 44 years
years

-What
-What types
types
of
of elections
elections
are
are held
held
(primaries,
(primaries,
general,
general,
etc?)
etc?)
Primaries,
Primaries,
general,
general,
popular
popular

Austria

America

Countries
and their government
-What
-What is
is the
the
What
What is
is the
the
voting
voting age
age
and
and what
what
are
are the
the
qualification
qualification
ss to
to vote
vote in
in
this
this
country?
country?
16
16

How
How often
often
are
are
elections
elections
held
held in
in this
this
country?
country?
Every
Every 66 years
years

What
What types
types
of
of elections
elections
are
are held
held
(primaries,
(primaries,
general,
general,
etc?)
etc?)
Federal
Federal

Austria
America
-101 million dollars on
military
-13,607 on students per
year
-On 5,427 per capita on
medical

-664 billion on
military
-12,401 per school
-3 trillion on medial

Other stuf
America

Austria

Crime rate

Crime rate

Prison population
2,220,300 were incarcerated in 2013

Prison population
As of 2014 1,795 people were
incarcerated

Punishments
Life imprisonment, death (depending
on state), community service, 6whenever in prison

Punishments
Life imprisonment, death (depending
on state), community service, 6whenever in prison

Court system

Court system
Civil law system

Dual court system

Relationship as
of right now with
Austria and
America

Our relationship
with Austria is
very good we
have embassies
there as well as
they have
embassies here.

FIN