Berlin Blog question 3

When comparing the German Chancellor, British Prime Minister and the United States President, there is greatest contrast between the U.S. President and the other two. To start off, the United States President is both the Head of Government and the Head of State. In the other two European countries mentioned above, the Head of State is a separate entity. The British have the queen, and the Germans have their president. Also the German and British Heads of Government are brought to their position in a different manner than is the U.S. President. In Germany and Britain the Heads of Government are appointed by the lower house in their legislature (the House of Representatives, and the Bundestag). Where as the U.S. President is elected by the people (technically the electoral college).
Also their ease in the passing of bills are different due to the difference in electoral systems and the way in which the government functions as a whole. The Prime Minister of Britain is part of the legislature and his/her part is the majority, therefore the likelihood of getting bills past are extremely high due to party unity. The Chancellor of Germany usually has to form a majority coalition with usually a minority party (except in the case of the Grand Coalition), this requires a lot of compromise; however bills tend to be passed easily due to the compromises in the legislation process during the drafting of a bill. The U.S. President could be from one party while having a legislative majority from the other party, this obviously makes getting bills passed a little more complicated. And lastly all of these Heads of Government are alike in the fact that they get to appoint their own cabinets.