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
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
To date, the death penalty no longer exists in 18 of the 50 U.S. States
To date, the death penalty no longer exists in 18 of the 50 U.S. States
- JANUARY 1, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pfizer Blocks the Use of Its Drugs in Executions.
USA - Pfizer Blocks the Use of Its Drugs in Executions.
- DECEMBER 20, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 39 (or maybe 43) new death sentences in 2017
USA - 39 (or maybe 43) new death sentences in 2017
- DECEMBER 14, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - DPIC 2017 Year End Report: Death Sentences, Executions At Near-Historic Lows.
USA - DPIC 2017 Year End Report: Death Sentences, Executions At Near-Historic Lows.
DECEMBER 14, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTYDPIC 2017 YEAR END REPORT: DEATH SENTENCES, EXECUTIONS AT NEAR-HISTORIC LOWS
Executions and new death sentences remained near historic lows in 2017, and public support for the death penalty polled at its lowest level in 45 years, according to DPIC's annual report, “The Death Penalty in 2017: Year End Report,” released December 14.
- DECEMBER 13, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Report: Deterrence is Based on Certainty of Apprehension, Not Severity of Punishment.
USA - Report: Deterrence is Based on Certainty of Apprehension, Not Severity of Punishment.
DECEMBER 13, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: REPORT, DETERRENCE IS BASED ON CERTAINTY OF APPREHENSION, NOT SEVERITY OF PUNISHMENT
The certainty of apprehension, not the severity of punishment, is more effective as a deterrent.
- DECEMBER 12, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Trump: Terrorism offenders deserve death penalty.
USA - Trump: Terrorism offenders deserve death penalty.
- DECEMBER 3, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - US executions reached 23 in 2017.
USA - US executions reached 23 in 2017.
DECEMBER 3, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTYUS EXECUTIONS INCREASE SLIGHTLY IN 2017
A court reprieve that halted the scheduled December lethal injection of a Texas prisoner means 2017 will end with 23 inmates executed in the U.S., a figure that although up slightly from the previous year is 1/2 of what it was a decade ago.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ahmed Abu Khattala, Benghazi 'on scene commander', found guilty on terrorism charges.
USA - Ahmed Abu Khattala, Benghazi 'on scene commander', found guilty on terrorism charges.
- OCTOBER 26, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Gallup Poll: Support for Death Penalty in U.S. Falls to a 45-Year Low.
USA - Gallup Poll: Support for Death Penalty in U.S. Falls to a 45-Year Low.