Denmark is a monarchy with a constitution whereas the United States is a constitutional democracy. They both have a constitution but Denmark is ruled by Queen Margrethe II and by a parliament who share’s control over the legislative authority but executive power rests with the Prime Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen. In the United States, legislative power rests with Congress while President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and the Cabinet have executive power. The queen or king presides over the cabinet and does a lot of other things. He or she becomes king or queen by being born, or by marrying into the family. The Parliament has 179 members and the election for these members are held every four years and people vote for them by proportional representation. The legislative branch in the United States government (congress) makes laws. Congress is divided into two parts the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives has 435 people while the Senate has 100. The state chooses two people to be in the senate from there state. The amount of people who can be in the house of representative from your state depends on the population. The prime minister is elected every four years similarly to the United States, which has an election every four years and the people vote for the president and vice president by having an electoral …show more content…
Danes have more of a progressive attitude, while Americans are more outspoken and abrupt. (Culturegrams) Denmark is considered the happiest country in the world because Denmark receives a lot of stuff that America doesn’t. In America the mom of a newborn gets 12 unpaid weeks off work; however, in Denmark a family that just had a kid gets a total of 52 weeks of paid time off. This is the reason for 79 percent of mothers returning to the workforce after the birth of a child in Denmark, compared to 59 percent of moms in America return. Second, 50 percent of Danish people ride a bike to school or work. “Researchers found that for every kilometer traveled by bike instead of by car, taxpayers saved 7.8 cents (DKK 0.45) in avoided air pollution, accidents, congestion, noise and wear and tear on infrastructure. Cyclists in Copenhagen cover an estimated 1.2 million kilometers each day –- saving the city a little over $34 million each year.” (blah) Third, Danes want to be better. They want to help people and make society work. More than 40 percent of Danes do some type of volunteer work unlike Americans who only do 25.4