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
- APRIL 11, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Among the thousands of fatal shootings at the hands of police since 2005, only 54 officers have been charged
USA - Among the thousands of fatal shootings at the hands of police since 2005, only 54 officers have been charged
- APRIL 10, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 47% of Americans prefer the death penalty for the Boston marathon bomber Dzohkhar Tsarnaev,
USA - 47% of Americans prefer the death penalty for the Boston marathon bomber Dzohkhar Tsarnaev,
- APRIL 8, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Massachusetts. A federal jury in Boston found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty in the 2013 bombing of the Boston Marathon.
USA - Massachusetts. A federal jury in Boston found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty in the 2013 bombing of the Boston Marathon.
- MARCH 30, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) adopted a resolution discouraging pharmacist participation in executions.
USA - The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) adopted a resolution discouraging pharmacist participation in executions.
MARCH 30, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: ASSISTING EXECUTIONS ‘FUNDAMENTALLY CONTRARY TO THE ROLE OF PHARMACISTS’
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) adopted a resolution discouraging pharmacist participation in executions.
- MARCH 24, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP) is urging its members to stop working with lethal drugs
USA - The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP) is urging its members to stop working with lethal drugs
MARCH 24, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: PHARMACISTS ARE GETTING CLOSER TO CUTTING OFF ACCESS TO DEATH PENALTY DRUGS
The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP), the leading trade group for compound
- MARCH 17, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Most death penalty sentences are overturned.
USA - Most death penalty sentences are overturned.
- MARCH 17, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA: MOST DEATH PENALTY SENTENCES ARE OVERTURNED
“If a person is given a death sentence, what is his or her chance of actually being executed? Based on a
- MARCH 6, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Akorn Pharmaceuticals objects to use of its midazolam and pentobarbital in executions.
USA - Akorn Pharmaceuticals objects to use of its midazolam and pentobarbital in executions.
MARCH 6, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: AKORN PHARMACEUTICALS OBJECTS TO USE OF DRUGS IN EXECUTIONS
Akorn Pharmaceuticals, a manufacturer of two drugs (midazolam and pentobarbital) that have been used in
- MARCH 2, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - A new study says death penalty has no effect on crime
USA - A new study says death penalty has no effect on crime