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
- JULY 16, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Inspector General's Report Faults FBI Review of Death Penalty Cases.
USA - Inspector General's Report Faults FBI Review of Death Penalty Cases.
JULY 16, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: INSPECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT FAULTS FBI REVIEW OF DEATH PENALTY CASES
According to a report released on July 16 by the Inspector General's Office of the Department of Justice,
- JULY 3, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - "Death Row USA" Winter 2014 Now Available.
USA - "Death Row USA" Winter 2014 Now Available.
JULY 3, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: ‘DEATH ROW USA’ WINTER 2014 NOW AVAILABLE
The latest edition of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's Death Row USA showed a continuing decline in the
- JULY 1, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Hawaii. $4.3M spent on Hawaii death penalty case's defense.
USA - Hawaii. $4.3M spent on Hawaii death penalty case's defense.
- JUNE 21, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Drug challenges are failing to halt executions, according to Time Magazine
USA - Drug challenges are failing to halt executions, according to Time Magazine
- JUNE 20, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Number of States Carrying Out Executions Declining.
USA - Number of States Carrying Out Executions Declining.
- JUNE 15, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - U.S. Special Forces captured Ahmed Abu Khattala in a covert mission in Libya.
USA - U.S. Special Forces captured Ahmed Abu Khattala in a covert mission in Libya.
- JUNE 5, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - National Poll: 52 % would choose life in prison rather than death.
USA - National Poll: 52 % would choose life in prison rather than death.
- MAY 30, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal Judge Liam O'Grady sentenced Jorge Torrez to death
USA - Federal Judge Liam O'Grady sentenced Jorge Torrez to death
- MAY 27, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Supreme Court Strikes Down Florida's Strict IQ Cutoff for Death Penalty.
USA - Florida. Supreme Court Strikes Down Florida's Strict IQ Cutoff for Death Penalty.
MAY 19, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: GEORGIA HIGH COURT UPHOLDS LAW PROTECTING ANONYMITY OF EXECUTION DRUG SUPPLIERS
Georgia's highest court ruled that the law that makes the identity of an execution drug supplier a "confidential