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
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Former FBI Director Says People Were Executed Based Partly on Faulty Agency Testimony
USA - Former FBI Director Says People Were Executed Based Partly on Faulty Agency Testimony
- JULY 30, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Death Penalty on Hold in Most of the Country
USA - Death Penalty on Hold in Most of the Country
- JULY 24, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - U.S. District Court Judge William K. Sessions orders new trial in Donald Fell's case
USA - U.S. District Court Judge William K. Sessions orders new trial in Donald Fell's case
- JULY 24, 2014United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - In Vermont, U.S. District Court Judge William Sessions overturns Donald Fell's 2005 conviction.
USA - In Vermont, U.S. District Court Judge William Sessions overturns Donald Fell's 2005 conviction.
- JULY 23, 2014GermanyDEATH PENALTY
USA - German Officials Refuse to Cooperate in Possible Death Penalty Case.
USA - German Officials Refuse to Cooperate in Possible Death Penalty Case.
- 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.