The German and American governments are very similar, but when it comes to the election system, there are many differences.
There are two major political parties along with other third parties in Germany that are represented in the Bundestag (the one chamber of parliament of the legislative body). That is similar to the number of parties represented in the U.S. The only difference is that Germany has had members from five political parties in the legislative branch. The basic law requires that the legislature enact federal laws to govern elections. They have the voting age set at 18 which is the same for the United States. Federal elections are conducted approximately every four years. The German election system is one of the fairest and most complicated. Each voter gets two votes. One to vote for the representative they want, and the other is to vote for the political party of their choice. This makes the election system very fair.
The United States political system is mostly made up of members from the Republican and Democratic parties. There are third parties out there but the United States electoral system can only support two parties. Presidential candidates are limited down by holding state primaries. The two representatives from each party then run against each other in the general election. The popular vote does not select the presidency. Instead, the Electoral College has about 538 electors that vote. The President serves four year terms.
Elections are a very important part of government.
Elections are a very important part of government.