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
- OCTOBER 5, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Supreme Court is starting a new term that will discuss also 3 death penalty cases.
USA - The Supreme Court is starting a new term that will discuss also 3 death penalty cases.
- OCTOBER 5, 2015VirginiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Virginia. EU Sharply Critical Of Prieto Execution In Virginia.
USA - Virginia. EU Sharply Critical Of Prieto Execution In Virginia.
OCTOBER 5, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: SUPREME COURT IS STARTING A NEW TERM
The Supreme Court is starting a new term. The 9 justices are meeting in public Monday for the first hearing
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The United Nations Recommend End to Police Deadly Force, Racial Profiling and Death Penalty.
USA - The United Nations Recommend End to Police Deadly Force, Racial Profiling and Death Penalty.
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA: TEXAS GIVES VIRGINIA LETHAL DRUG FOR EXECUTIONS
In a filing Thursday in Oklahoma, lawyers provided evidence that Texas sold pentobarbital to Virginia in
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - White House Won’t Weigh in Directly on Pope’s Call for End to Death Penalty.
USA - White House Won’t Weigh in Directly on Pope’s Call for End to Death Penalty.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: WHITE HOUSE WON’T WEIGH IN DIRECTLY ON POPE’S CALL FOR END TO DEATH PENALTY
After Pope Francis called for the “global abolition of the death penalty” in front of Congress Thursday, the
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - A report from the Public Religion Research Institute interrogated American voters on death penalty and religious beliefs.
USA - A report from the Public Religion Research Institute interrogated American voters on death penalty and religious beliefs.
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Marshall Project launches a powerful new initiative, The Next to Die.
USA - The Marshall Project launches a powerful new initiative, The Next to Die.
- AUGUST 24, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - On September 27th, Pope Francis will visit the Curran-Fromhold Correction Facility in Philadelphia
USA - On September 27th, Pope Francis will visit the Curran-Fromhold Correction Facility in Philadelphia
- JULY 31, 2015ItalyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Italy. Italian anti-death penalty group names Pope Francis 'abolitionist of the year'
USA - Italy. Italian anti-death penalty group names Pope Francis 'abolitionist of the year'
JULY 31, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTYO'MALLEY'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLAN: ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY, RECLASSIFY MARIJUANA
Martin O'Malley unveiled his proposals for overhauling the nation's criminal justice system