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, 2011United StatesDEATH PENALTY
Of the 50 states that make up the United States of America, 38 have the death penalty.
Of the 50 states that make up the United States of America, 38 have the death penalty.
- DECEMBER 20, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Executions Down 12% Nationwide; Death Sentences Near Historic Lows in 2010
USA - Executions Down 12% Nationwide; Death Sentences Near Historic Lows in 2010
- NOVEMBER 29, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Supreme Court Halts 4 Executions
USA - Tennessee. Supreme Court Halts 4 Executions
- NOVEMBER 16, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Poll Shows Growing Support for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
USA - Poll Shows Growing Support for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
- NOVEMBER 11, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - US opposed the moratorium vote at the U.N. The U.N General Assembly Human Rights Committee
USA - US opposed the moratorium vote at the U.N. The U.N General Assembly Human Rights Committee
- NOVEMBER 8, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Little changes in yearly Gallup poll
USA - Little changes in yearly Gallup poll
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 2009 FBI Crime Report: Murder Rate Highest in the South, Lowest in the Northeast
USA - 2009 FBI Crime Report: Murder Rate Highest in the South, Lowest in the Northeast
- AUGUST 30, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - DEATH ROW USA Winter 2010 Now Available
USA - DEATH ROW USA Winter 2010 Now Available
- AUGUST 28, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Anesthesia shortage may delay executions.
USA - Anesthesia shortage may delay executions.
- JULY 27, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. In North Carolina, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. imposed the death penalty on Alejandro Umana
USA - Federal. In North Carolina, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. imposed the death penalty on Alejandro Umana
- JULY 21, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Execution Delayed Following State Department Request
USA - Texas. Execution Delayed Following State Department Request
- JUNE 30, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence given to Ronell Wilson
USA - Federal. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence given to Ronell Wilson