United States
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- federal republic with a strong federal tradition
- CONSTITUTION
- September 17, 1787, in effect from March 4, 1789
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- federal court system based on English common law. Each state has its own legal system
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Congress (Senate and House of Representatives)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. District Courts; state and county courts
RELIGIONS
51.3% Protestants; 23.9% Catholics; 1.7% Mormons; 1.6% other Christians; 1.7% Jews; 0.7% Muslims; other unspecified or no religion
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OCTOBER 12, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: WASHINGTON STATE ABOLISHES DEATH PENALTY
Washington has become the 20th US state to ban the death penalty, after its Supreme Court ruled on 11 October 2018 the punishment was applied in an "arbitrary and racially biased manner".
- OCTOBER 8, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - President Trump demands death penalty for cop killers.
USA - President Trump demands death penalty for cop killers.
- OCTOBER 2, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Clearance rates from "Crime in the United States, 2017"
USA - Clearance rates from "Crime in the United States, 2017"
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - More data available from "Crime in the United States, 2017" (CIUS).
USA - More data available from "Crime in the United States, 2017" (CIUS).
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal (Vermont). Judge Approves Plea Deal in Case (Donald Fell) That Challenged the Constitutionality of the Federal Death Penalty.
USA - Federal (Vermont). Judge Approves Plea Deal in Case (Donald Fell) That Challenged the Constitutionality of the Federal Death Penalty.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - FBI Crime Report Shows Murder Rates Stable in 2017.
USA - FBI Crime Report Shows Murder Rates Stable in 2017.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: FBI CRIME REPORT SHOWS MURDER RATES STABLE IN 2017
The FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2017, released by the U.S. Department of Justice, reports that murder rates stabilized across the United States in 2017, decreasing marginally compared to adjusted homicide figures from 2016 but remaining above the record
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Death Row USA. Spring 2018: 2,743 on death row
USA - Death Row USA. Spring 2018: 2,743 on death row
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - End of prison strike
USA - End of prison strike
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Malaysia. An American man, Gerald Wayne Mickelson, sentenced to hang for killing ex-wife
USA - Malaysia. An American man, Gerald Wayne Mickelson, sentenced to hang for killing ex-wife
- AUGUST 27, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Army Col. James L. Pohl on Monday announced he will retire on Sept. 30
USA - Army Col. James L. Pohl on Monday announced he will retire on Sept. 30
- AUGUST 17, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Guantánamo judge Colonel James L. Pohl barred prosecutors from using statements five accused 9/11 plotters made to the FBI
USA - Guantánamo judge Colonel James L. Pohl barred prosecutors from using statements five accused 9/11 plotters made to the FBI