Main Differences Between Italian, American, and English Government

Differences between governments

Form of Government:

• Italy: The Italian Republic is a democratic parliamentary republic.
• United States: The United States is a presidential federal republic.
• United Kingdom: The United Kingdom is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy.

Head of State and Head of Government:

United States: The President is both the Head of State and the Head of Government.

Italy: The President of the Republic is the Head of State, while the Head of Government is the President of the Council of Ministers.

United Kingdom: The Queen (or King) is the Head of State, while the Head of Government is the Prime Minister.

Division of Powers:

Italy: There is a clear separation between the executive and the legislature. Parliament consists of two chambers: the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.

United States: The U.S. Constitution provides for a clear separation of powers between the executive (Presidency), the legislative (Congress, divided into the House of Representatives and Senate), and the judiciary (Supreme Court and other federal courts).

United Kingdom: The separation of powers is less strict than in the United States. Executive power (government) derives from the legislature (Parliament). The House of Commons is the lower house of Parliament and plays a central role.

Electoral system:

Italy: The Italian electoral system is based on a combination of proportional and majoritarian voting.

United States: The President of the United States is elected through the Electoral College. Congress is elected by a single-round majority system.

United Kingdom: The British electoral system is a single-round majority for elections to the House of Commons.