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
- NOVEMBER 16, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Forensic Pseudoscience and the Death Penalty.
USA - Forensic Pseudoscience and the Death Penalty.
NOVEMBER 12, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: FEDERAL APPEALS COURT REVERSES RULING THAT SAID CALIFORNIA'S DEATH PENALTY SYSTEM IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upheld California's death penalty system Thursday, reversing
- NOVEMBER 11, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Retired Generals Call for Review of Status of 300 Military Veterans Facing Death Penalty.
USA - Retired Generals Call for Review of Status of 300 Military Veterans Facing Death Penalty.
NOVEMBER 11, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: RETIRED GENERALS CALL FOR REVIEW OF STATUS OF 300 MILITARY VETERANS FACING DEATH PENALTY
In an op-ed for USA Today, three retired generals call for systemic review of the status of veterans on death row nationwide and urge decision-makers in capital cases to seriously consider the mental health effects of service-related PTSD in determining w
- NOVEMBER 6, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - FBI Crime Report Shows Murder Rates Remain Higher in Death Penalty States.
USA - FBI Crime Report Shows Murder Rates Remain Higher in Death Penalty States.
NOVEMBER 6, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: FBI CRIME REPORT SHOWS MURDER RATES REMAIN HIGHER IN DEATH PENALTY STATES
The U.S. Department of Justice released its annual FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2014, reporting no change in the national murder rate since 2013.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA: CALIFORNIA PROPOSES NEW SINGLE-DRUG METHOD FOR EXECUTIONS
California unveiled a new method for executing condemned prisoners Friday, proposing a single-drug lethal
- NOVEMBER 4, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 2015 will be the year with less executions since 1992.
USA - 2015 will be the year with less executions since 1992.
NOVEMBER 4, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: 2015 WILL BE THE YEAR WITH LESS EXECUTIONS SINCE 1992
After the stay of execution the United States Supreme Court granted to Ernest Johnson yesterday, 2 more
NOVEMBER 3, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: SUPREME COURT HALTS EXECUTION OF ERNEST JOHNSON IN MISSOURI
The United States Supreme Court granted a stay of execution to Ernest Johnson on Tuesday evening, just
- OCTOBER 29, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA: THREE KEY DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES TAKE POSITION ON THE DEATH PENALTY
Hillary Clinton affirmed her support for the death penalty in limited circumstances during an appearance
- OCTOBER 24, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 4 states have illegally purchased lethal drugs from a man based in India
USA - 4 states have illegally purchased lethal drugs from a man based in India