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France
Katie Kuch, Tayler Whitters, Kelly Carstens

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Government
 Republic government
 President is elected by popular vote
 President selects Prime Minister
 President and Prime Minister appoint Council of
Ministers

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Government
 Parliament- members are elected by popular vote
 Senate is indirectly elected by electoral college
 National Assembly is elected by popular vote

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Government
 Divided into 22 metropolitan regions
 Regions are subdivided into 96 metropolitan departments
 Regions have regional council, and council is presided over by
a regional president
 Regions have power in transportation, economic development,
tourism and education

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Government
 President is head of state and controls foreign
policy and defense
 Prime Minister is head of government and is in
charge of domestic policy
 Parliament is made of up Senate and National
Assembly
 Constitutes the legislative section of the government
 Creates and votes on laws

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Economy
 Used to have extensive government ownership
 Government has fully or partially privatized many
banks, and large companies
 GDP is about 2.2 trillion
 Many exports and imports like chemicals, and
machinery
 Average income per year is 20, 440 euros.

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France vs. U.S.
 Government
 Very similar
 France has a prime minister and parliament
 Economy
 U.S. has more of a mixed economy

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France vs. U.S.
 Rights
 Similar to United States
 Wealth
 Both are very wealthy, but U.S. is more wealthy
 France gets a lot of their wealth from tourism